short-term

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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

Representatives of the three states negotiated the short-term deal after they deadlocked in talks with four other states on a long-term plan for sharing the river’s diminishing water.

From Los Angeles Times • May 2, 2026

What if you can’t resist paying attention to the news and the markets’ short-term volatility?

From MarketWatch • May 2, 2026

That means that short-term fluctuations in the stock market can cause large swings in quarterly earnings.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 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