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Recent Examples of short-term That appears to be a short-term condition, with 83% of patients recovering within 90 days of onset, and more than 90% fully recovered within a year. Michael A. Hiltzik, Mercury News, 28 June 2025 Wildland firefighting used to be a short-term, well-paying seasonal job — but that’s changing as wildfire seasons grow longer and more intense. Sarah Cutler june 28, Idaho Statesman, 28 June 2025 Auston Matthews re-signed for only four years with Toronto last summer, and Connor McDavid could also opt for a short-term contract extension with Edmonton. Stephen Whyno, Chicago Tribune, 27 June 2025 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 See All Example Sentences for short-term
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Adjective
  • Even with the temporary pause, abrupt policy changes have left some business owners tapping into personal savings, postponing expansions and in some cases, closing altogether.
    Ana Valdez, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
  • The broad risk on sentiment is leaning on modest and temporary weak growth in 2H25, on the back of payback frontloading and tariffs.
    Jim Edwards, Fortune, 30 June 2025
Adjective
  • Nuñez, who had been serving as FIU’s interim president since February, was confirmed to a five-year contract with a $925,000 base salary and performance bonuses up to $400,000 annually.
    Garrett Shanley, Miami Herald, 19 June 2025
  • He was promoted in 2023 by Fred Waller — the former interim superintendent and chief of patrol who now works for CPD as a civilian — just prior to Snelling’s approval by the City Council.
    Sam Charles, Chicago Tribune, 19 June 2025

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“Short-term.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/short-term. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.

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