in transition
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: undergoing changes
The company is in transition as it adapts to the new management team.
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The collection offers a fascinating glimpse into a world in transition, when earlier animals, such as armed herbivores and crocodile-like carnivores, co-existed with (relatively speaking) more modern creatures, such as early frogs, pterosaurs, and turtles.
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Rosie McCall, Discover Magazine, 14 July 2025
Despite picking up two fouls in the first quarter, da Silva remained aggressive with the ball in his hands, converting an and-one in transition late in the second quarter.
—Jason Beede, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 July 2025
This remains a team in transition but Bonadei is ensuring that transition is working.
—Megan Feringa, New York Times, 10 July 2025
Almost all big public firms have some teams, parts, or units that are in transition.
—Steve Denning, Forbes.com, 16 July 2025
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Rosie McCall, Discover Magazine, 14 July 2025
Despite picking up two fouls in the first quarter, da Silva remained aggressive with the ball in his hands, converting an and-one in transition late in the second quarter.
—Jason Beede, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 July 2025
This remains a team in transition but Bonadei is ensuring that transition is working.
—Megan Feringa, New York Times, 10 July 2025
Almost all big public firms have some teams, parts, or units that are in transition.
—Steve Denning, Forbes.com, 16 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for in transition
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“In transition.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20transition. Accessed 15 Aug. 2025.
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