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short-term

[shawrt-turm] / ˈʃɔrtˈtɜrm /


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These hedge funds finance their bond buying with short-term “repo” loans from banks, collateralized by the bonds.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 17, 2026

Success might not just be measured in the short-term, though.

From BBC Jul. 16, 2026

Taking a more short-term view, Nicholas Colas, founder of DataTrek, said large-cap industrials were sitting at an attractive level.

From MarketWatch Jul. 15, 2026

Albanese said Australia "cannot settle for a short-term boom in capital expenditure and construction".

From Barron's Jul. 15, 2026

“Alby, do you have a short-term memory problem? I risked my life to save you out in the Maze—you’d be dead if it wasn’t for me!”

From "The Maze Runner" by James Dashner




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