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transient

[tran-shuhnt, -zhuhnt, -zee-uhnt] / ˈtræn ʃənt, -ʒənt, -zi ənt /


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The result is pure, rich excess — a fashion documentary unlike any other, that manages to capture the transient joy and whimsy of an era where fashion was allowed to be, dare I say, fun.

From Salon ● Sep. 5, 2026

Gareth Richards from UK Seal Alliance says "seals are very transient, and will basically go to where there is good fish stocks".

From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026

Decisionmakers—including the Supreme Court and even transient majorities—can get things wrong, until we set them right, or at least make them more perfect.

From Slate ● Aug. 3, 2026

Modern technology has mostly worked to mitigate information asymmetries, but financial markets now operate at speeds that make transient information asymmetries unavoidable.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026

Since then, it had been gradually expanded until it had dozens of rooms for single miners or transient families.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam

These events, called fast X-ray transients, have several possible origins.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 30, 2026

While he’s trying to rebuild, he’s had to fend off transients who trespass onto his property on a regular basis.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2026

At least some long-period radio transients appear to originate in binary star systems involving white dwarfs.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 2, 2026

Outer coast transients, numbering about 210 animals, were most often found within 20 kilometers of the continental shelf break, particularly near submarine canyons.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 20, 2025

Time was unorganized except for the communal work, field labor, gardening, woodcutting, maintenance, for which transients such as myself were called on by whatever group most needed a hand.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin




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