transient
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Decisionmakers—including the Supreme Court and even transient majorities—can get things wrong, until we set them right, or at least make them more perfect.
From Slate ● Aug. 3, 2026
World Cup markets, is already seeing a 38% jump in average daily rates from transient travelers for the tournament period.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 8, 2026
The system is also only the second known long-period radio transient found to produce regular X-rays.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 2, 2026
"Many of the affected areas are mining towns with highly mobile and transient populations. This mobility increases risk as people move between communities and across borders," says Lang.
From BBC ● May 17, 2026
There was a sense of adventure in the constant moving, the transient life they led.
From "We'll Fly Away" by Bryan Bliss
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Meanwhile, he said the abandoned lot next door remains unsecured and swamped with trash from transients who frequent the site.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2026
"Long-period radio transients have puzzled astronomers for years," Mr. Rose said.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 2, 2026
New findings show that the transient killer whales living along the West Coast between British Columbia and California are actually divided into two separate subpopulations known as inner and outer coast transients.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 20, 2025
The area on the eastern side of downtown Los Angeles whose cheap residential hotels, bars, liquor stores and missions made it a magnet for transients becomes widely known as Skid Row.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2025
Permanent transients with no attachments and tired looking men with their families and dogs in flivvers.
From "Their Eyes Were Watching God" by Zora Neale Hurston
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