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transitory

[tran-si-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee, -zi-] / ˈtræn sɪˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i, -zɪ- /




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In addition, nearly a third of Locke students are transitory or “non-stable,” completing less than the full year at the school, but still take the state tests if they are in school at testing time.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 16, 2026

Fed officials were hoping inflation would be transitory over the past few years, Tipp said.

From MarketWatch Jun. 8, 2026

"Pakistani leaders are conducting shuttle diplomacy throughout the Middle East. The question is whether it is transitory and merely the product of the US president's idiosyncratic preferences."

From BBC May 7, 2026

As inflation surged in 2021 and 2022, lower PCE readings created less urgency for the Fed to raise rates and counteract what it at the time referred to as transitory inflation.

From Barron's Apr. 22, 2026

Ishmael, a native, could not understand how such transitory and accidental occurrences gained the upper hand in their view of things.

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




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