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transitory

[tran-si-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee, -zi-] / ˈtræn sɪˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i, -zɪ- /




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Today’s game is far too transitory and transactional, its highlights less iconic.

From The Wall Street Journal

Yet one of Ms. Lewin’s main arguments is that writing gets done in transitory and chaotic spaces, too: in cafes, at kitchen tables, on the train and amid a fair amount of clutter and detritus.

From The Wall Street Journal

Yet what Fed officials don’t want is to “make the transitory mistake again,” he said.

From MarketWatch

“No one wants to repeat the mistake of the 2021 transitory inflation call,” he noted, referring to the Fed’s decision to keep rates low even though inflation was rising.

From MarketWatch

“If this ends up being another commodity shock around the world, do we really want to do another transitory 2.0?”

From The Wall Street Journal