short-term
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Patients taking ibuprofen showed less improvement in short-term verbal memory than those who were not taking the medication.
From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026
His own will calls for 90% of his wife’s inheritance to go into a low-cost S&P 500 index fund and 10% into short-term government bonds.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
As for the AI narrative and the excitement it’s created, he is concerned that revenue for some of those companies will end up banking on short-term product cycles.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026
This means that market timers can’t use geopolitical risk as a reliable guide to gold’s short-term movements.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026
Do we value short-term advantages above the welfare of the Earth?
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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