transient

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“Artists have since given me works, which has been very touching, but the situation has changed my attachment to things, now that I see how transient they can be.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 27, 2026

Phillip Nova adds that the move reflects not just transient fear, but a deeper repositioning of global asset allocation, they add.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 21, 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

His blind left pupil seemed especially transient and beyond his control this morning.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson