as in temporary
intended to last, continue, or serve for a limited time
this is only a short-term solution to a long-term problem
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Recent Examples of short-term
Meanwhile, Marquee, which launched in 2020, has remained on Comcast through a series of short-term extensions after its inaugural carriage agreement expired Sept. 30.
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Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2025
Some Senate Democrats see the plan to vote for cloture but against final passage as a way to thread the needle, while others have argued that a vote on the short-term continuing resolution isn't for show.
—Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 13 Mar. 2025
Energy Dividend #2: Utilities Lithium investing is volatile—better as a short-term trade than a long-term buy and hold.
—Brett Owens, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025
Such deadlines have become commonplace in recent years with lawmakers almost always working out their differences in the end, or at least agreeing to a short-term funding extension.
—Kevin Freking, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2025
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Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2025
Some Senate Democrats see the plan to vote for cloture but against final passage as a way to thread the needle, while others have argued that a vote on the short-term continuing resolution isn't for show.
—Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 13 Mar. 2025
Energy Dividend #2: Utilities Lithium investing is volatile—better as a short-term trade than a long-term buy and hold.
—Brett Owens, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025
Such deadlines have become commonplace in recent years with lawmakers almost always working out their differences in the end, or at least agreeing to a short-term funding extension.
—Kevin Freking, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2025
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“Short-term.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/short-term. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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