transient

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Cars with manually shifted transmissions are less efficient, with higher consumption and transient emissions.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

According to the NHS, Alternating Hemiplegia of Childhood is a condition that causes transient weakness of either, or both, sides of the body.

From BBC • Jan. 20, 2026

“We view any rally as transient, recommending selling any Brent rally above $70 per barrel, as balances loosen further through the first half of 2026,” Martoccia wrote.

From Barron's • Jan. 14, 2026

“These memory bubbles are transient but impossible to time,” they said.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 13, 2026

Many workers were transient, intending only to spend a few months in the country before returning to their families.

From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers