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short-term

[shawrt-turm] / ˈʃɔrtˈtɜrm /


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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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