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short-term

[shawrt-turm] / ˈʃɔrtˈtɜrm /


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However, as short-term Singapore dollar rates continue to be supported by flush liquidity, uncertainties about the continuing conflict could drive more inflows into Singapore.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

Orange County received an F for ozone, a failing grade for annual particle pollution and a C for short-term particle pollution.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

The 1983 amendments addressed both the short-term financing crisis and some of the long-term challenges.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 21, 2026

Goalkeeper Stefan Ortega, 33, signed a short-term deal in January which expires this summer.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

Lawrence remained defensive about the oversight as late as 1940, when he rationalized it as the consequence of the Rad Lab’s singular devotion to improving the cyclotron at the expense of unimportant short-term discoveries.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik