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evanescent

[ev-uh-nes-uhnt] / ˌɛv əˈnɛs ənt /


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But unless Gen. Munir can revive the country’s stagnant economy and calm its restive population, his diplomatic gains will likely prove evanescent.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 12, 2026

While investors walk on eggshells anticipating Fed decisions, tariff relief, and evanescent cease-fires, one company is steadily feeding investors nutritious dividends, cash flows, and earnings per share growth.

From Barron's Dec. 11, 2025

The evanescent “Sky Painting” did predate by a year Robert Morris’ influential atmospheric sculpture made of billowing “Steam,” and it predated by two years Judy Chicago’s first outing with ephemeral colored smoke.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 13, 2023

They remain the gold standard, the blue-chip stocks, the flowering perennials amid each spring’s evanescent annuals.

From Washington Post Jan. 27, 2023

They are not just tiny and swift but also often tantalizingly evanescent.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson




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