as in temporary
intended to last, continue, or serve for a limited time
this is only a short-term solution to a long-term problem
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What could go right To be sure, if the S & P 500 continues to close definitively above resistance at 6,100 over the next several days, that would result in a short-term positive indicator for the index, the technical analyst said.
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Sarah Min, CNBC, 23 Jan. 2025
Portland's ranking in an annual list of the country's best cities fell more than 60 spots due to a significant loss in short-term job growth and available affordable housing.
—Meira Gebel, Axios, 23 Jan. 2025
As noted above, the Northeast and Southeast are seeing short-term upward trajectories in buck harvests, while the Midwest and West are seeing declines.
—Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 23 Jan. 2025
Wiggins, 29, flew back from Detroit to the Bay Area earlier this week, missing Golden State’s back-to-back for personal reasons Steve Kerr said would be short-term.
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 12 Jan. 2025
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Sarah Min, CNBC, 23 Jan. 2025
Portland's ranking in an annual list of the country's best cities fell more than 60 spots due to a significant loss in short-term job growth and available affordable housing.
—Meira Gebel, Axios, 23 Jan. 2025
As noted above, the Northeast and Southeast are seeing short-term upward trajectories in buck harvests, while the Midwest and West are seeing declines.
—Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 23 Jan. 2025
Wiggins, 29, flew back from Detroit to the Bay Area earlier this week, missing Golden State’s back-to-back for personal reasons Steve Kerr said would be short-term.
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 12 Jan. 2025
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“Short-term.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/short-term. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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