ephemeral
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The ephemeral piece introduced an approach she would carry into the desert, using intense color to connect the scale of the human body with the immensity of earth and sky.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026
While the Fed put was dependent on the policy deliberations of one of the world’s most powerful monetary institutions, the AI put hinges on something more ephemeral — the confidence of millions of investors.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026
The top producer, Freeport-McMoRan, which is developing more projects as copper demand soars, warned in 2022, before the Supreme Court ruling, against applying federal regulations to “arid ephemeral drainages.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
In an environment where everything is designed to be ephemeral, nothing can ever truly stand out.
From Salon ● Sep. 2, 2026
Because we human beings are transitory, our lives as ephemeral as dreams, the tlamatinime suggested that immutable truth is by its nature beyond human experience.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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