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Recent Examples of transitional
Washington today echoes with so many uncomfortable reminders of that transitional moment in Moscow—the sudden, fearful silence of critics who had previously spoken out, the business tycoons rushing to kiss the President’s ring, the lying and reality distortions to fit the official narrative.
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Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 20 Feb. 2025
Franklin-McKinley serves more than 5,700 transitional kindergarten through eighth grade students in 16 schools.
—Molly Gibbs, The Mercury News, 13 Feb. 2025
But the surrounding world has a kind of hazy, shimmery, hallucinogenic quality that ties in with the main character’s age and a transitional period in her life.
—Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Feb. 2025
The design from Scoop, which comes in black and chocolate brown, is ideal for transitional temperatures.
—Megan Schaltegger, People.com, 15 Feb. 2025
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Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 20 Feb. 2025
Franklin-McKinley serves more than 5,700 transitional kindergarten through eighth grade students in 16 schools.
—Molly Gibbs, The Mercury News, 13 Feb. 2025
But the surrounding world has a kind of hazy, shimmery, hallucinogenic quality that ties in with the main character’s age and a transitional period in her life.
—Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Feb. 2025
The design from Scoop, which comes in black and chocolate brown, is ideal for transitional temperatures.
—Megan Schaltegger, People.com, 15 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for transitional
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Earlier this month, Morningstar screened for the top performing intermediate core bond funds.—
Michelle Fox,
CNBC,
27 Feb. 2025
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Forbes is protected by reCAPTCHA, and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae intermediate most U.S. mortgages.—
Simon Moore,
Forbes,
25 Feb. 2025
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Some Republican economists also dismissed the idea that the fiscal stimulus would be inflationary, and financial markets suggested that investors believed that inflation would be transitory.—
Jason Furman,
Foreign Affairs,
10 Feb. 2025
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His administration's efforts to characterize inflation as 'temporary' or 'transitory' in 2021 may have been technically correct, in the sense that the rate of inflation has come down from its heights following the pandemic.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
17 Jan. 2025
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Additionally, bridge rounds remained common, particularly at the seed funding stage, though data suggests these intermediary funding rounds often serve as a warning sign – companies that raise bridge rounds are statistically less likely to secure their next primary round of startup funding.—
Kyle Westaway,
Forbes,
24 Feb. 2025
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But the next—and most important—step is to detect errors and correct them by measuring their locations in the intermediary quantum spin levels of the antimony atom.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
5 Feb. 2025
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The United States can also develop transient but expedient partnerships with democratic and nondemocratic states alike, particularly those that fear dominance by assertive regional powers.—
Mira Rapp-Hooper,
Foreign Affairs,
16 Apr. 2019
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And don’t take any of these expedient risks simply because flocks of others are doing the same.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes,
19 Jan. 2025
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These aren’t ephemeral tokens with dubious backing—they’re tangible, familiar assets with robust custody and auditing solutions that can now be accessed digitally by anyone, anywhere.—
Bryan Benson,
Forbes,
19 Feb. 2025
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Everyone seeks happiness in the pleasures of ephemeral things.—
Holly Jones,
Variety,
21 Jan. 2025
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“Transitional.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transitional. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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