transient
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She also went to the ER for dizziness and a suspected transient ischemic attack, or mini-stroke, which she said doctors didn’t believe to be connected to the retatrutide.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
The result is pure, rich excess — a fashion documentary unlike any other, that manages to capture the transient joy and whimsy of an era where fashion was allowed to be, dare I say, fun.
From Salon ● Sep. 5, 2026
Gareth Richards from UK Seal Alliance says "seals are very transient, and will basically go to where there is good fish stocks".
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026
Maccani, she said, had been a star prep football player and a college graduate — not a transient as he had been depicted in some early police accounts and news reports.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
Kathy’s favorite place was Pittsford, an affluent apple-pie town outside Rochester with a congenial mix of transient families and long-settled ones.
From "Class Matters" by The New York Times
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The researchers had spent several years looking for a firm connection between fast X-ray transients and neutron star mergers.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 30, 2026
While he’s trying to rebuild, he’s had to fend off transients who trespass onto his property on a regular basis.
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
Outer coast transients, numbering about 210 animals, were most often found within 20 kilometers of the continental shelf break, particularly near submarine canyons.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 20, 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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