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short-term

[shawrt-turm] / ˈʃɔrtˈtɜrm /


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Global bond yields were poised to end October sharply lower as a flight to safety revived demand for government debt, even as markets braced for higher short-term borrowing from the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026

Nigam Arora, founder of the the Arora Report, said some of the advisory firm’s members who pursue short-term momentum trading strategies have been unloading Lumentum stock.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 2, 2026

It slipped back to an operating loss of $567 million in the third quarter as it paid more for short-term computing capacity.

From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026

Edwards, 60, left his post with France earlier this year and, after a short-term role with England's women's side, has signed up to work with Argentina until the end of the tournament.

From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026

At first Lefty forgot short-term things like where’d he put down his fountain pen or his glasses, and then he forgot what day it was, what month, and finally what year.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides


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