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[turm] / tɜrm /






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As research firm GlobalData TS Lombard wrote in a note to clients last week, a slowing economy, combined with “the blistering rally in crack spreads,” means equities could stall in the near term.

From MarketWatch Jul. 20, 2026

Long term, he said the answer is mass council house building.

From BBC Jul. 20, 2026

A former head of the Constitutional Court, Sulyok was little known to the public before his election for a five-year term in 2024.

From Barron's Jul. 20, 2026

The Guardian reported last week that as the World Cup neared its successful conclusion, nearly 200 of FIFA’s 211 member associations are endorsing Infantino’s bid for reelection to a fourth term as president next March.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 20, 2026

Both men believed that Elisha’s passion for Maggie was short term.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

It had taken approximately a year to copy the roughly six billion files, he said -- the equivalent of around 20 million feature-length films, in terms of data volume.

From Barron's Jul. 20, 2026

Although many initially expressed support for higher payroll taxes, support declined significantly when the costs were presented in dollar terms.

From MarketWatch Jul. 20, 2026

Prime ministerial terms once counted as eras in the history books: Gladstone, Disraeli, Lloyd George, Churchill, Thatcher.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 20, 2026

Purely in terms of the competition format, it does make sense.

From BBC Jul. 20, 2026

Putting it in the merciless terms of the spy game, CIA Director John McCone noted, “This source will be of no further value.”

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

It’s not “human cockfighting,” as John McCain termed it in 1996 while pushing for a ban on the sport—preliminary research suggests that both football and boxing cause more brain damage than MMA.

From Slate Jun. 14, 2026

It can hold up to 135 long-term and short-term men who need to be separated from mainstream prisoners because of the nature of their offence - termed "offence-related protection prisoners".

From BBC Jun. 2, 2026

Prosecutors had asked for a stiff sentence for what they termed a “massive fraud” that involved hundreds of thousands of victims.

From The Wall Street Journal May 26, 2026

One commentator termed this stock melt-up the “bliss trade.”

From MarketWatch May 22, 2026

Additionally, female yaks, when purebred, are correctly termed naks.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer

Councilmember Bob Blumenfield is terming out in District 3, leaving the race to represent the southwestern San Fernando Valley open to a newcomer.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 14, 2026

She added that the pieces would soon be opened to the public for research and academic study, terming the move a milestone in safeguarding Ethiopia's cultural heritage.

From BBC Nov. 20, 2025

It’s an outcome so humiliating that baseball even has a name for it, terming three strikeouts in one game as earning that player a “silver sombrero.”

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 14, 2025

But Ramaphosa said those who wanted to leave were not happy with efforts to address the inequities of the apartheid past, terming their relocation a "sad moment for them".

From BBC May 14, 2025

In fact, by terming it a 'problem', I perhaps overstate the matter.

From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro




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