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transitional

[tran-zish-uh-nl, -sish-] / trænˈzɪʃ ə nl, -ˈsɪʃ- /




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Meiqian Kuang switches seamlessly between Mandarin and English as she teaches her transitional kindergarten students at Hillcrest Elementary in Monterey Park.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026

With his reading for defensive errors, it was acknowledged that, because Forest were a transitional side, some were a result of the area of the pitch in which he was asked to operate.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

The draft being circulated envisions a transitional government that would spend up to two years preparing for free elections.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026

For an increasing number of Americans, renting has become a lasting financial reality, not a brief, transitional phase on the way to buying a home.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 26, 2026

In the transitional space of the bus, she turned over the questions that had loitered in her mind since sending off her application six months prior.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly


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