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Recent Examples of transitional
Woodland had 81 people in emergency shelters and 22 in transitional housing.
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Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 16 May 2026
Despite affecting millions of women every year, menopause and its transitional stages have historically been under-discussed in both medicine and mainstream culture.
—Aisha Alves, Rolling Stone, 15 May 2026
Perimenopause, the transitional stage preceding menopause, is marked by biological changes and fluctuating levels of the hormones estrogen and progesterone.
—Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 14 May 2026
But the report also found that about 4,000 people were living unsheltered, while more than 3,200 people were staying in shelters or transitional housing.
—Brady Halbleib, CBS News, 14 May 2026
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Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 16 May 2026
Despite affecting millions of women every year, menopause and its transitional stages have historically been under-discussed in both medicine and mainstream culture.
—Aisha Alves, Rolling Stone, 15 May 2026
Perimenopause, the transitional stage preceding menopause, is marked by biological changes and fluctuating levels of the hormones estrogen and progesterone.
—Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 14 May 2026
But the report also found that about 4,000 people were living unsheltered, while more than 3,200 people were staying in shelters or transitional housing.
—Brady Halbleib, CBS News, 14 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for transitional
Adjective
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Bianco suggests investors focus on the intermediate part of the treasuries curve, specifically the 5-year to 7-year range.—
Krysta Escobar,
CNBC,
22 May 2026
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Getting there, as with any long-term plan, requires carefully laid groundwork and intermediate steps.—
Eddy Azad,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2026
Adjective
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Parikh sees risks of transitory margin headwinds relating to fuel contributing to a modest shortfall in Costco's earnings per share.—
Liz Napolitano,Lisa Kailai Han,
CNBC,
18 May 2026
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Leonardo Ferragamo continues to serve as chair, overseeing the transitory period.—
Maliha Shoaib,
Vogue,
14 May 2026
Adjective
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Meanwhile, cheaper intermediary goods from China helped boost manufacturing productivity, resulting in a 50% increase in real manufacturing value added from 2001 to 2024.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
10 May 2026
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In one example disclosed by Xinhua, a consumer paid 252 yuan ($35) for a six-inch cake, but the order was quietly resold through an intermediary platform where vendors bid 100, 90 and 80 yuan to fulfill it, with the lowest bidder winning.—
John Liu,
CNN Money,
22 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The measures could go too far, Finucane said, and prompt many Cubans to head 90 miles north for Florida in makeshift boats as many did in the 1990s.—
Ben Finley,
Fortune,
23 May 2026
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About 60 volunteers with clipboards spread out over Hollywood on Tuesday morning to count every tent, makeshift shelter, lived-in vehicle and obviously homeless person.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
22 May 2026
Adjective
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Many of these professionals may be working with booking agents, so social media wouldn’t be the most expedient way to get to them.—
Eric Thomas,
Sun Sentinel,
13 May 2026
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There’s nothing expedient about Cantonese; there’s nothing expedient about the practice of literary translation.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Human beings in 2026 know better than perhaps any other preceding generation the ephemeral nature of memory.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 May 2026
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An ephemeral wind of nothing that blows away like humbug.—
Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
20 May 2026
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“Transitional.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transitional. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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