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[turm] / tɜrm /






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Upside pressure on prices will be a story for the longer term, Wael Sawan told The Wall Street Journal’s Gordon Fairclough at the WSJ Leadership Institute CEO Summit on Wednesday.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

Management expects to have more than 7,000 stores nationwide in the long term.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

The term “travesti” was long reserved for transgender people in Latin America, namely those whose gender expressions leaned feminine.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

Glasgow City Council said it was exploring options for the site in the short, medium and long term.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

There’s even a term for it, a German word, zugzwang, meaning “compulsion to move.”

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin




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