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transient

[tran-shuhnt, -zhuhnt, -zee-uhnt] / ˈtræn ʃənt, -ʒənt, -zi ənt /


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Yee Eun Nam’s projections inject into this transient world a welcome subtlety.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 11, 2026

The result is pure, rich excess — a fashion documentary unlike any other, that manages to capture the transient joy and whimsy of an era where fashion was allowed to be, dare I say, fun.

From Salon Sep. 5, 2026

Decisionmakers—including the Supreme Court and even transient majorities—can get things wrong, until we set them right, or at least make them more perfect.

From Slate Aug. 3, 2026

Modern technology has mostly worked to mitigate information asymmetries, but financial markets now operate at speeds that make transient information asymmetries unavoidable.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 8, 2026

The notion that life is transient, that it can come and go quickly, unexpectedly, had been with me since I had seen my own father die.

From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore

Meanwhile, he said the abandoned lot next door remains unsecured and swamped with trash from transients who frequent the site.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 1, 2026

While he’s trying to rebuild, he’s had to fend off transients who trespass onto his property on a regular basis.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 1, 2026

When long-period radio transients were first discovered, many astronomers suspected they might be unusually slow-spinning neutron stars known as pulsars.

From Science Daily Jun. 2, 2026

At least some long-period radio transients appear to originate in binary star systems involving white dwarfs.

From Science Daily Jun. 2, 2026

Permanent transients with no attachments and tired looking men with their families and dogs in flivvers.

From "Their Eyes Were Watching God" by Zora Neale Hurston




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