fleetingly
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Credit goes to Ms. Niebel and Mr. Barlow for crafting an exhibition that neither eschews the antique in favor of the fleetingly fashionable nor slights the popular for the esoteric.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026
Gannon-Doak got injured early on the famous night against Denmark in November - not long after he dinked in the cross for Scott McTominay's overhead kick - and has been seen only fleetingly since then.
From BBC ● May 19, 2026
True to its Greek name meaning "unstable," it exists only fleetingly in nature.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 11, 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 Arbitrator looked Archer up and down, his gaze resting fleetingly on the boy’s neck.
From "The Reader" by Traci Chee
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