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transitory

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




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As Fed Chair Jerome H. Powell recollected in a speech last month, “the good ship Transitory was a crowded one, with most mainstream analysts and advanced-economy central bankers on board.”

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 27, 2024

The good ship Transitory was a crowded one, with most mainstream analysts and advanced-economy central bankers on board.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 27, 2024

"Transitory" has been the U.S. central bank's - and most notably Fed Chair Jerome Powell's - preferred adjective for describing the nature of this year's run of high inflation.

From Reuters • Nov. 30, 2021

But for now at least, they seem to be in agreement with the analysis from Team Transitory.

From Salon • Nov. 14, 2021

But as soon as the Transitory Stage of Management appears, the importance of standardization is realized.

From The Psychology of Management The Function of the Mind in Determining, Teaching and Installing Methods of Least Waste by Gilbreth, Lillian Moller




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