transient

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Moira was my touchstone as I struggled with the reality of an unusually transient life, having lived in 29 homes by the age of 46.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 5, 2026

Phillip Nova adds that the move reflects not just transient fear, but a deeper repositioning of global asset allocation, they add.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 21, 2026

“We view any rally as transient, recommending selling any Brent rally above $70 per barrel, as balances loosen further through the first half of 2026,” Martoccia wrote.

From Barron's • Jan. 14, 2026

“These memory bubbles are transient but impossible to time,” they said.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 13, 2026

He warred against it, but his tongue was a transient orator who, in moments of madness or in the dazzling half-nelson of a father’s arm, assumed a life and career of its own.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy