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the state or quality of lasting only for a short time because of the transiency of their residency, college students often display little interest in the welfare of the towns where they go to school

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Recent Examples of transiency But transiency in the back of the bullpen extends well beyond Woodward’s arrival. Dallas News, 27 July 2022 The council will hold a workshop outlining strategies and efforts to remedy homelessness and transiency in the city. Laura Groch, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Feb. 2021 Logistical complications to vaccinating in prisons could include the transiency of inmates, who cycle through jails and prisons for highly variable timeframes -- an extra big problem with a two-dose immunization. Michelle Theriault Boots, Anchorage Daily News, 15 Dec. 2020 The town suffered from high rates of transiency and wild economic swings, which contributed to one of the country’s highest suicide rates. Danielle Tcholakian, Longreads, 30 May 2018
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Noun
  • The transience of childhood gives way to a permanence that defines adulthood.
    Rick Tumlinson, Space.com, 23 Jan. 2025
  • But like him, Edwards said, every resident in the city affected by the wildfires is also learning a valuable lesson about the transience of possessions.
    Will Carless, USA TODAY, 12 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • But as a Zen teacher, Miller has spent decades contemplating the impermanence of life.
    Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY, 9 Jan. 2025
  • It was established in the wake of World War II to preserve Japanese traditions, revitalize the local economy and strengthen cultural ties between Japan and the U.S. Rooted in the tradition of hanami — viewing flowers in bloom—the event offers a reminder of life’s impermanence.
    Brittany Delay, The Mercury News, 16 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Perhaps the most beautiful thing about these sweets are their ephemerality.
    Caroline Newton, Bon Appétit, 12 Dec. 2024
  • But his understanding of the ephemerality of youth lends emotional impact to what might otherwise have been just killer party music.
    Pitchfork, Pitchfork, 3 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Share [Findings] Researchers proposed replacing the paradigm of extinction with that of evanescence.
    Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harper's Magazine, 22 Jan. 2025
  • How will societies grapple with the evanescence of human decision-making and the disintermediation of other vocational activities?
    Douglas B. Laney, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024

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“Transiency.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transiency. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.

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