How to Use short-term in a Sentence
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For the Yanks, of course, this is a very short-term snapshot.
—Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 5 June 2025
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Moses will be a free agent in March, but the Jets could bring him back on a short-term deal.
—Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 24 Dec. 2024
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Guests can opt for short-term stays, like a single night or up to a month.
—Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 11 Apr. 2024
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Bankers hate turning to the Fed for short-term funding.
—David Benoit, WSJ, 24 Mar. 2023
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One of the major short-term concerns around AI is about bias.
—Andrew R. Chow, TIME, 5 Sep. 2024
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But that doesn’t mean there won’t be some short-term price increases at the pump.
—Chris Isidore, CNN, 3 Feb. 2025
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The city could soon have a cap on the number of short-term rental permits approved per year.
—Marc Hayot, arkansasonline.com, 24 Nov. 2023
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Even a short-term drought could put these places at risk of running out of water.
—Hafsa Khalil, CNN, 16 Aug. 2023
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But at some point short-term money grabs could hurt the long-term product.
—Jorge Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2023
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This can help rein in the impulse to make short-term purchases.
—Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 29 Nov. 2024
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The Fed has now hiked its key short-term interest rate just once since May.
—Kate Gibson, CBS News, 1 Nov. 2023
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But the 35-year-old southpaw could still be a solid piece for a contender on a short-term deal.
—Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 25 Dec. 2024
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Easing refers to cuts in the Fed's short-term interest rate.
—Christopher Rugaber, Quartz, 23 Feb. 2024
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In the short-term, the body’s stress response can be lifesaving and health-boosting.
—Jamie Ducharme, TIME, 11 Oct. 2024
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The high court could, and often does, issue a short-term stay pausing any changes for a few days.
—John Fritze, USA TODAY, 13 Apr. 2023
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The apartments continued to be leased as short-term rentals.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 25 Feb. 2024
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But short-term injection of cash won’t solve the Haitian crisis alone.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 5 June 2024
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The jury is still out on whether AGI is even a realistic short-term goal in the first place.
—Will McCurdy, PCMAG, 1 Mar. 2025
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McCarthy is still opposed to the idea of a short-term debt limit increase.
—Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 15 May 2023
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His work with the Kings was intriguing enough to be a worthy gamble on a short-term deal.
—Dom Luszczyszyn, New York Times, 17 June 2025
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The Yankees made a strong decision to hold on to Jones at the trade deadline in favor of short-term gain.
—Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Aug. 2025
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The target for the short-term, federal funds rate currently sits at a range of 4.75% to 5%.
—Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 13 Apr. 2023
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Day last presented an update on the city’s short-term rental progress at the Jan. 23 meeting.
—Myah Taylor, Dallas News, 9 Mar. 2023
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New owners could operate it as short-term rentals or make the whole church their full-time home.
—Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer, 11 July 2023
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Watch how quickly this short-term model exits the storm tonight.
—A. Camden Walker, Washington Post, 6 Jan. 2024
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There is simply too much at stake for short-term politics to win the day over the long-term health of our county.
—Tom Quirk, Baltimore Sun, 23 Dec. 2024
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It should be noted that short-term relocations are often tests of discipline.
—Felysha Walker, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Feb. 2026
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The only short-term answers are shaming, shunning, and mockery—and punishment at the polls.
—Tom Nichols, The Atlantic, 23 Feb. 2026
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Most takeout containers are safe for short-term food storage, but should not be reheated or washed in the dishwasher.
—Bridget Shirvell, Martha Stewart, 22 Feb. 2026
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South Florida’s short-term rental market is heating up ahead of the World Cup.
—Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 21 Feb. 2026
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