short-term

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The International Monetary Fund on April 1 External link warned about heavy reliance on short-term securities.

From Barron's • May 6, 2026

The company’s SGLang software engine makes AI models process queries more efficiently and at lower cost by better utilizing short-term memory.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

The emergency release scheme has now ended but a new law passed by MSPs in March means short-term prisoners will now be automatically released after serving 30% of their sentence instead of 40%

From BBC • May 4, 2026

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

That is why experts rely on it; in a world that is increasingly impatient with longterm processes, fear is a potent short-term play.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt