transient
Example Sentences
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The woman was a possible transient at the time of her death, Orange County Sheriff’s Department spokesperson Sgt.
From Los Angeles Times
He claimed at the tribunal in August that he had suffered from anxiety and depression, while a union representative said he "had suffered from a recognised condition that day, known as transient global amnesia".
From BBC
Each analysis detected a new transient light source in roughly the same region, reinforcing the conclusion that two separate collisions were observed.
From Science Daily
“Fractured trade and geopolitical tensions are not transient problems, but permanent features of a fragmented world,” Singapore’s Prime Minister Lawrence Wong said in his 2026 New Year message.
The low-centered mass also helps damp body roll and other transient forces.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
