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transitory

adjective as in temporary

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adjective as in brief

adjective as in fleeting

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Fed officials now think that any increase from tariffs will be transitory and will fade, putting inflation on a downward path to 2%.

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“This impression that, oh, inflation is a very transitory thing, is weakening,” she said.

Some of these factors, such as unseasonable weather, are transitory, while others — like inflationary pressures, uncertain trade dynamics and an “ever-changing” geopolitical environment — may be long-lasting, the CEO noted.

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U.S. equity bears often bring up inflation as their chief concern, but Kukla says she’s on “team transitory,” with the belief the impact of tariffs on pricing will be a temporary phenomenon.

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Is queer humanity just a transitory circus in years of flourishing and a graveyard in years of shriveling?

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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