transient

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According to the NHS, Alternating Hemiplegia of Childhood is a condition that causes transient weakness of either, or both, sides of the body.

From BBC • Jan. 20, 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

The woman was a possible transient at the time of her death, Orange County Sheriff’s Department spokesperson Sgt.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 4, 2026

The possession he craved was a transient thing, like the scent of a fresh-cut hyacinth.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson