short-run
Example Sentences
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It has clearly added considerably to short-run headline inflation.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
“Oil is the clearest example because short-run demand is relatively inelastic: transportation still needs gasoline and diesel, airlines still need jet fuel, and petrochemical plans still need feedstock,” she said in a note Thursday.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 24, 2026
“Food prices rise 3.3% in the short-run and stay 2.8% higher in the long-run.”
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 5, 2025
"It will take some time to take effect since most goods being sold in the short-run have already been commissioned at current prices, but we'll see it play out soon."
From BBC • Aug. 2, 2025
Lesotho has a marked inequality in income distribution and serious unemployment/underemployment problems that will not yield to short-run solutions.
From The 2002 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency