transitional
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Carbon-14 dating ultimately confirmed that the helmets belonged to a poorly documented design from a transitional period in military technology that left no direct descendants.
From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026
About a third of those students who are working in the industry have returned to jobs at LAUSD, whether at an early education center or in a transitional kindergarten classroom, according to her records.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026
The transitional government was recognised by the United Nations, US and other Western countries as Somalia's legitimate authority.
From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026
“Hacks” departs at a transitional moment for stand-up comedy and late-night TV, much like the circumstances in which it arrived.
From Salon • May 29, 2026
At this stage in her life Briony inhabited an ill-defined transitional space between the nursery and adult worlds which she crossed and recrossed unpredictably.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
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