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short-lived

[shawrt-lahyvd, -livd] / ˈʃɔrtˈlaɪvd, -ˈlɪvd /


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He was not involved in the day-to-day running of the company, and lived outside of the UK for part of its short-lived tenure.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

The two negotiated with each other on Disney’s short-lived partnership with the artificial-intelligence company.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

There were the frozen steaks, the fraudulent university, the ill-fated airline shuttle, the bankrupt Atlantic City casinos and a short-lived dating show spun off from “The Apprentice” that was canceled after two seasons.

From Salon ● Sep. 24, 2026

Yet these displays have generated increasingly short-lived market reactions.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026

“I got it—” she started, but her victory was short-lived.

From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi




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