short-term
Example Sentences
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Albanese said Australia "cannot settle for a short-term boom in capital expenditure and construction".
From Barron's ● Jul. 15, 2026
State and local officials believe the facility will be used for short-term detention of up to 150 people at a time, though ICE denied that it would be a detention center.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
The short-term rental giant is the mystery buyer who paid $81.5 million for a property on Park Avenue South.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
Leveraged ETFs are meant to be short-term trading tools.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 9, 2026
I just have to write the truck off as a short-term loss leader, because when it comes down to it, I’m no longer in a position to negotiate.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
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