momentary
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Benton had taken particular note of a plant making a petroleum product called carbon black, which “burnt thousands of cubic feet of gas every minute, a great, wasteful, extravagant burning of resources for momentary profit.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026
He said O'Sullivan suffered a "momentary lapse of concentration" at the wheel, the cause of which had never been established.
From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026
CrowdStrike Holdings is having a stellar month, and that hot run isn’t just a momentary blip, according to analysts at Morgan Stanley.
From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026
Observing that momentary disappearance allows scientists to calculate the asteroid's position, speed, and shape with remarkable precision.
From Science Daily • Mar. 9, 2026
The undead just shuffled among the monsters, causing momentary confusion, but that wouldn’t last.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
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