short-term

Example Sentences

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The world of politics is more malleable and short-term.

From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026

Cutting the short-term policy rate would push in the opposite direction.

From Barron's • May 6, 2026

The emergency release scheme has now ended but a new law passed by MSPs in March means short-term prisoners will now be automatically released after serving 30% of their sentence instead of 40%

From BBC • May 4, 2026

It helps convert short-term experiences into long-term memories, allowing us to store and build on what we learn.

From Science Daily • May 3, 2026

How we balance the tension between the short-term demands of our reptilian senses—run!—and our longer- term desires, goals, and commitments that we try to set with the more evolved parts of our brains.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel