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transition

[tran-zish-uhn, -sish-] / trænˈzɪʃ ən, -ˈsɪʃ- /


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Apple announced the leadership transition back in April.

From MarketWatch Sep. 1, 2026

Germany has spent more than €700 billion on its energy transition since 2002; power prices more than doubled and its economy is still almost four-fifths fossil-fueled.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 1, 2026

In one notable instance, when two federal student loan servicers exited the industry in 2021, the bureau’s supervision division chose to proactively monitor the transition of more than 9 million borrowers’ accounts to new servicers.

From Salon Sep. 1, 2026

“As we make this transition, Tippett Studio continues its visual effects and animation work across film, television and entertainment.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 31, 2026

“It’s time to wake up,” she says quietly, as if she wants the transition from sleep to waking to be the easiest it can be.

From "Every Day" by David Levithan

“CEO transitions are always a risk,” namely for companies “that are driven by a singular vision,” Morningstar chief equity market strategist Michael Field said.

From MarketWatch Sep. 1, 2026

"The mechanism responsible for the emergence of this second phase has long been debated, and our approach provides a powerful new way to uncover the hidden physics behind phase transitions in quantum materials," Gedik says.

From Science Daily Aug. 20, 2026

A recent study , externalfound the UK is likely to experience faster transitions between droughts and floods, especially in south-east England and parts of the north-west of the country.

From BBC Aug. 18, 2026

Formatting, finding repetition, smoothing transitions, the structural diagnosis of a chapter that won’t cohere—this is where the hours go.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 17, 2026

By comparison with similar transitions elsewhere in the world, the second or third theory seems to me more plausible than the first theory.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond




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