fleetingly

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True to its Greek name meaning "unstable," it exists only fleetingly in nature.

From Science Daily • Nov. 11, 2025

Introduced at the Zurich Film Festival a couple of weekends ago, she appeared fleetingly in a two-minute satirical video.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 10, 2025

Premier League champion, FA Cup winner, Leicester City legend - and now, very fleetingly, playing the role of referee.

From BBC • May 3, 2025

Micklethwait said that the Chicago club had invited Harris — whom Trump mentioned only fleetingly — to participate in a similar conversation, but she had “declined so far.”

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 15, 2024

The lights passed fleetingly across the faces of couples dancing, teenagers chatting in corners, some old guys nursing drinks at the bar, and waitresses working the floor.

From "Shadowshaper" by Daniel José Older