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Recent Examples of transitional
Ignite focuses on the youth and young adult homeless population, serving over 580 young people annually and providing transitional housing, food, clothing and other basic necessities thanks to their approximately $320,000 yearly contract with HUD.
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Lizzie Kane, Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2025
Nevertheless, good anticipation, a compact team structure, and having bodies in the area can increase those chances of victory — outnumbering the opposition in certain zones of the pitch to turn those transitional moments into a potential attacking weapon.
—Mark Carey, The Athletic, 13 Mar. 2025
This can be particularly advantageous for younger professionals, those in transitional life phases, or individuals who work in industries that require frequent relocation.
—True Tamplin, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
The transitional period is prompted when the ovaries gradually stop working, according to Johns Hopkins Medicine.
—Kristen Rogers, CNN, 12 Mar. 2025
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Lizzie Kane, Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2025
Nevertheless, good anticipation, a compact team structure, and having bodies in the area can increase those chances of victory — outnumbering the opposition in certain zones of the pitch to turn those transitional moments into a potential attacking weapon.
—Mark Carey, The Athletic, 13 Mar. 2025
This can be particularly advantageous for younger professionals, those in transitional life phases, or individuals who work in industries that require frequent relocation.
—True Tamplin, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
The transitional period is prompted when the ovaries gradually stop working, according to Johns Hopkins Medicine.
—Kristen Rogers, CNN, 12 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for transitional
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Brown was one of quarterback Patrick Mahomes’ favorite targets then, showing a strong ability to track deep balls while also frequently creating separation on intermediate routes.—
Jesse Newell,
Kansas City Star,
21 Mar. 2025
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With direct supplies from Western countries drying up, China has become a lifeline for Russia, thanks to its imports of intermediate components, particularly high-tech electronics and industrial tools—many of which fall under export controls.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
21 Mar. 2025
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Lately, the concern that Trump’s tariffs could be inflationary has added another wrinkle, though Fed Chair Powell said this past Wednesday that their impact could be transitory.—
Kevin Stankiewicz,Matthew J. Belvedere,
CNBC,
23 Mar. 2025
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Previously, the area that would become the Wyoming Territory had been a transitory place that covered wagons passed through on their way west.—
Michael Luo,
The New Yorker,
3 Mar. 2025
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Google is an intermediary service, so your payment card's buyer protection covers you.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
14 Feb. 2025
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Investing in nonprofits and intermediary organizations for volunteer infrastructure, not just program impact, can help scale and increase efficiencies.—
Jennifer Sirangelo,
Forbes,
4 Mar. 2025
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Trading long-term gains for short-term impact may seem like the expedient choice, except for one lingering question: What if the most expensive decision is not going to college at all?—
Judy D. Olian,
TIME,
13 Mar. 2025
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Firing all probationary employees—which is the most expedient way to reduce the size of government—is a blunt instrument.—
Eric Berger,
Ars Technica,
19 Feb. 2025
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Snapchat, meanwhile, exposed teens to risky interactions due to its ephemeral messaging, which fosters intimate but potentially unsafe connections.—
Abdulmalik Alluhidan,
The Conversation,
19 Mar. 2025
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They’re not limited to Southern California, though; for more info on possible places these awesome, ephemeral displays might appear in 2025, check out the nonprofit Theodore Payne Foundation.—
Outside Online,
Outside Online,
12 Mar. 2025
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“Transitional.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transitional. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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