transition

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Doug Kehring, who served as principal financial officer since September, will transition out of the post.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

Cabinet officials come and go, but the near-immediate removal of Bondi’s image signaled something closer to erasure than transition, a rapid closing of ranks inside a department that had already been under pressure.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026

They are made from stacked layers of transition metals combined with carbon or nitrogen, with atoms attached to their outer surfaces.

From Science Daily • Apr. 4, 2026

The minister acknowledged that tackling road emissions would now take longer, but he said there needed to be a "just transition for local motorists", citing affordability as a key issue.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

Around 10,000 BC, before the transition to agriculture, earth was home to about 5–8 million nomadic foragers.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari