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transitory

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




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

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 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

It was a transitory life, so nobody knew him.

From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez




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