momentarily
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That momentarily buoyed investors’ hopes that inflation eating into Americans’ paychecks would ease.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026
In Antigua and Barbuda, at a rally to mark the country's Independence Day, a sudden downpour left the King drenched, without an umbrella and looking momentarily cross.
From BBC ● Nov. 5, 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
No doubt the TikTok amateur detectives would’ve momentarily shifted from true crime to the Chaplin twins, trying their damnedest to debunk what only the sisters could truly understand.
From Salon ● Sep. 28, 2026
She wondered momentarily if it was the kitten’s purr; but Small Bob had fallen asleep on Large Bob’s shoulder.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
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