transient
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The mission made significant discoveries, including the first data that show the existence of a transient third radiation belt, which can form during times of intense solar activity, Nasa said.
From BBC • Mar. 10, 2026
Cars with manually shifted transmissions are less efficient, with higher consumption and transient emissions.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 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
Bessie asked if I would have a book: the word book acted as a transient stimulus, and I begged her to fetch Gulliver’s Travels from the library.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
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