momentarily
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That question has taken on added significance for investors enticed by Treasury yields at multidecade highs, even if a successful 10-year note auction Wednesday momentarily cooled the feverish market.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
“The beach and Pacific Coast Highway were momentarily shut down while the ordnance was disposed of in place,” the post stated.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026
No doubt the TikTok amateur detectives would’ve momentarily shifted from true crime to the Chaplin twins, trying their damnedest to debunk what only the sisters could truly understand.
From Salon ● Sep. 28, 2026
A shadow can briefly resemble a face, or one object can momentarily be mistaken for another.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 24, 2026
Bobby, accompanied by his mother, entered the high-ceilinged rotunda of the Grand Army Plaza library and was momentarily surprised by what he saw.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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