momentarily
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I’ve been momentarily halted by that title each time I’ve picked up my tattered $5 thrift-store copy over the last few weeks.
From Salon ● Nov. 1, 2026
High winds caused a passenger plane to momentarily leave the runway at Birmingham Airport as Storm Boelo brought disruption across the West Midlands on Sunday.
From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026
Doubling down, she even insists she’s never told a life in her life — a claim that momentarily leaves Fielder at a loss for words.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026
That question has taken on added significance for investors enticed by Treasury yields at multidecade highs, even if a successful 10-year note auction Wednesday momentarily cooled the feverish market.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
I asked, snapped momentarily out of my panic.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
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