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Recent Examples of short-range
That diversity became clear to Lee over a decade of chairing IEEE standards groups on short-range wireless communications.
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IEEE Spectrum, 25 Dec. 2025
The name takes inspiration from Israel's vaunted Iron Dome air defenses, although they are designed to intercept short-range threats, not long-range missiles.
—Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2025
The major military hub of Kramatorsk is already subject to Russian short-range drone attacks, as Moscow’s forces are close enough.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 28 Nov. 2025
Defense Israel’s Ministry of Defense signed a multibillion dollar contract on Thursday to expand the Iron Dome program , which protects Israel from short-range missiles.
—Jason Gewirtz, CNBC, 21 Nov. 2025
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IEEE Spectrum, 25 Dec. 2025
The name takes inspiration from Israel's vaunted Iron Dome air defenses, although they are designed to intercept short-range threats, not long-range missiles.
—Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2025
The major military hub of Kramatorsk is already subject to Russian short-range drone attacks, as Moscow’s forces are close enough.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 28 Nov. 2025
Defense Israel’s Ministry of Defense signed a multibillion dollar contract on Thursday to expand the Iron Dome program , which protects Israel from short-range missiles.
—Jason Gewirtz, CNBC, 21 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for short-range
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Israel’s Coordinator for Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT), which oversees humanitarian and civil efforts in Gaza, said the crossing will be open to the public starting Monday morning, but only in a limited capacity, allowing roughly 150 people per day to cross.—
Anders Hagstrom,
FOXNews.com,
1 Feb. 2026
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But the few lessons learned from January’s whirlwind, and indeed Trump’s previous entanglements with Iran, suggest his military options ahead in the Gulf are limited, and far from great.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
31 Jan. 2026
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If the Land Use Plan and rezoning are ultimately approved by the County Board, developers would still need to have a conditional use permit approved.—
Bridget Fogarty,
jsonline.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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If closeness was inconsistent, conditional or unsafe in your formative years, then your brain likely learned to keep expectations low.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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However, nurses have indicated that the strike will continue until at least tentative contract agreements are reached.—
Mary Kekatos,
ABC News,
26 Jan. 2026
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Here the answer was a nervous and tentative yes.—
Hermione Hoby,
New Yorker,
26 Jan. 2026
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At least some traders now seem to be treating tariff talk as a transitory headline risk rather than the start of a lasting policy shift.—
Tracy Alloway,
Bloomberg,
27 Jan. 2026
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Mortality threatens to render the achievements of our life as transitory, and this threat is removed by procreation.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 Jan. 2026
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Attorneys for the plaintiffs say such distinctions are ephemeral, pointing out that YouTube has by far the youngest group of users, many of whom say the platform was an on-ramp to the world of social media.—
Sonja Sharp,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Jan. 2026
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Mary Eder-McClure, executive pastry chef at both restaurants, has established Cafe Yaya as an ephemeral bakery destination since opening last March with her extraordinary range of sweet and savory work available throughout the day and night.—
Louisa Kung Liu Chu,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Jan. 2026
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Sabrina Carpenter’s song about guys being goofy and Bad Bunny’s single about wishing to be more present in fleeting moments might’ve been more pertinent to a rough last year animated by masculine aggression.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
30 Jan. 2026
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With no choice in the matter, Gerron embarked on what would be his last film, trying to give his fellow prisoners fleeting moments of humanity in the process.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
30 Jan. 2026
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Why take a job away from a perfectly qualified baker?—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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Because… Well, at the time, women were still unlikely to have PhDs, so the people who were sometimes most technically qualified in their field were still men.—
Natalia Sánchez Loayza,
Scientific American,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Short-range.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/short-range. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.
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