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Some investors believe that any pullback in stocks is likely to be short-lived, given that markets have shown resilience despite the government shutdown, and investor optimism for artificial intelligence remains robust.

Still, ECB rate setters expect that rise in inflation to be short-lived, and are more concerned about undershooting the 2% level next year.

Friendships between political and business leaders tend to be short-lived, like celebrity romances—and usually end in betrayal.

A short-lived cyberattack sought to topple the archipelago’s internet on Tuesday, local officials said.

The first try was at the corner of Bacon and Lytle lanes, known as the short-lived Bacon fire, which was extinguished quickly by local firefighters.

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