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momentary

[moh-muhn-ter-ee] / ˈmoʊ mənˌtɛr i /


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Other cyber stocks saw a momentary lift the week, but that optimism didn’t last long.

From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026

Leicester got off to an awful start and, despite momentary glimmers of hope, relegation was out of their hands come the final day.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

Anthropic’s standoff with the Defense Department has cost it Uncle Sam as a customer, but it has brought a momentary advantage in the ferocious talent war between rival artificial intelligence labs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

Observing that momentary disappearance allows scientists to calculate the asteroid's position, speed, and shape with remarkable precision.

From Science Daily • Mar. 9, 2026

Their fatal encounter represented a momentary breakdown in the dominant pattern of nonviolent conflict within the American revolutionary generation.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis




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