transition

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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

Most analysts expect the BOK to keep the policy rate at 2.50%, noting an impending leadership transition at the central bank and the economic risks posed by rising inflation and supply-chain disruptions.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 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

“Before I was a woman who did comedy, and now I’m a man who does drama. I don’t know what happened there,” Gibson says laughing about the most surprising part of his own transition arc.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

The transition to agriculture began around 9500–8500 BC in the hill country of south-eastern Turkey, western Iran, and the Levant.

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