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Recent Examples of short-term Brant allegedly told investors the funds would be used to make short-term bridge loans at high interest rates. Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 11 July 2025 Payroll makes up the largest portion of the city's debt, which, including short-term financing, stood at nearly $2 million at the end of 2023. arkansasonline.com, 11 July 2025 Castor oil is not a treatment for chronic constipation and should only be used occasionally for short-term relief. Lindsay Curtis, Verywell Health, 11 July 2025 Relish or chutney: Transform cucumbers into a flavorful relish or chutney that can be stored in the refrigerator for short-term use or canned for long-term storage. Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 29 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
  • Poirier claimed the interim crown with a decision win.
    Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
  • Meanwhile, India is expected to sign an interim trade deal with the US in order to protect the South Asian nation’s politically sensitive agricultural exports, the Financial Times reported.
    Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 1 July 2025

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“Short-term.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/short-term. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.

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