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Recent Examples of transitional
The grant will be used to increase capacity by about 50% at Northwestern’s two transitional care clinics, which serve uninsured and underinsured patients with complex medical needs.
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Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2026
But insurers balked, so the government is instead extending the transitional coverage program, called Bridge, until the end of next year.
—Ed Silverman, STAT, 16 June 2026
The program would occupy a portion of the ground floor and the hope is the participants could work alongside tradespeople working on the top floor, where there are plans to convert former classrooms into 35 units of transitional housing.
—Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 14 June 2026
Wing-backs Keito Nakamura and Ritsu Doan are encouraged to get forward and turn transitional moments into a five-vs-four beatdowns.
—Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 14 June 2026
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Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2026
But insurers balked, so the government is instead extending the transitional coverage program, called Bridge, until the end of next year.
—Ed Silverman, STAT, 16 June 2026
The program would occupy a portion of the ground floor and the hope is the participants could work alongside tradespeople working on the top floor, where there are plans to convert former classrooms into 35 units of transitional housing.
—Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 14 June 2026
Wing-backs Keito Nakamura and Ritsu Doan are encouraged to get forward and turn transitional moments into a five-vs-four beatdowns.
—Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 14 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for transitional
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Brown dwarfs are weird objects that have masses that are intermediate between those of giant planets and small stars.—
Phil Plait,
Scientific American,
19 June 2026
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Missiles in this range are generally classified as intermediate-range ballistic missiles, while ICBMs are usually defined as missiles with ranges above 5,500 kilometers.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
16 June 2026
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Yet even after the events have ended, the economic boost from the World Cup, Super Bowl and March Madness might wind up being only transitory.—
George Avalos,
Mercury News,
7 June 2026
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Christopher Thornberg, founding partner at Beacon Economics, believes the higher inflation numbers are a transitory (temporary) shock, and not a sustained one.—
Jeff Lazerson,
Oc Register,
26 May 2026
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Since last year, Roman Rashada, a former defensive back at Arizona State (2023) and Ole Miss (2022), has generated nearly seven figures as an intermediary connecting class members seeking upfront cash with a company that purchases claims.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
17 June 2026
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Lamont elevated her to the intermediary Appellate Court in 2020 and she was named its chief in 2025.—
Edmund H. Mahony,
Hartford Courant,
15 June 2026
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Marc Moore and his neighbors along the Long Beach Peninsula have spent night after recent night watching the water spill over makeshift sand berms and wood panels put up to try to hold the ocean’s force back.—
Laylan Connelly,
Oc Register,
18 June 2026
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Shortly after, cinematographer Pat Scola’s overhead view of a makeshift cemetery is a stunner.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2026
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To avoid causing voters financial pain, lawmakers may try to take the more politically expedient path by allowing Social Security and Medicare to tap general revenue that funds other parts of the federal government.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
6 June 2026
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The payoff for that patience has been a partnership built on aligned values rather than expedient money—which, in a sport where funding directly determines your competitiveness, matters more than almost anything else.—
Jasmine Browley,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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To ensure that peonies bloom to their full potential, here are peony expert recommendations for fertilizing peonies, as well as other tips to extend the blooming season of these gorgeous yet ephemeral flowers.—
Nadia Hassani,
The Spruce,
12 June 2026
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These parts of the outback are known for cracking clay plains, ephemeral waterways, scorching summers and dramatic cycling between drought and flood.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
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“Transitional.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transitional. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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