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Recent Examples of transitional
Leaders of the transitional living center recently said that waiting list includes around 500 households.
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Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 May 2025
The center currently serves more than 2,200 people through its 24/7 Drop-In Center, along with a network of 13 emergency and transitional housing sites.
—Madison E. Goldberg, People.com, 9 May 2025
Johnson has sat on the board for 16 years, according to past reporting
East Aurora is indeed in a transitional stage with regards to its leadership.
—Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 8 May 2025
While some elements—particularly those addressing graduate education costs and institutional accountability—have merit, the package as currently constituted lacks sufficient safeguards and transitional provisions to protect vulnerable students and institutions.
—Scott White, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025
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Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 May 2025
The center currently serves more than 2,200 people through its 24/7 Drop-In Center, along with a network of 13 emergency and transitional housing sites.
—Madison E. Goldberg, People.com, 9 May 2025
Johnson has sat on the board for 16 years, according to past reporting
East Aurora is indeed in a transitional stage with regards to its leadership.
—Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 8 May 2025
While some elements—particularly those addressing graduate education costs and institutional accountability—have merit, the package as currently constituted lacks sufficient safeguards and transitional provisions to protect vulnerable students and institutions.
—Scott White, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for transitional
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There is also an intermediate builder's kit of the New Shepard available which is slightly bigger and flies much higher — up to 700 ft.—
Ian Stokes,
Space.com,
23 May 2025
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Ukulele class at Mount Dora library An intermediate ukulele class, for those who know chords, will take place from 10:30 a.m. to noon May 24 at the Simpson Farmhouse, located on the campus of the W.T. Bland Public Library, 1995 N. Donnelly St., Mount Dora.—
Orlando Sentinel Staff,
The Orlando Sentinel,
21 May 2025
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The Liberation Day gambit was a minor and transitory phenomenon compared to the vast scale and importance of the Treasury market.—
George Calhoun,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2025
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The city’s inherent transitory nature means there’s always a flow of people coming and going, both domestically and internationally, which makes D.C. ripe for this kind of quiet space for a meeting, political or otherwise.—
William Goodman,
Robb Report,
1 May 2025
Adjective
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President Trump’s intermediary deals with China and the U.K. have done little to convince Jamie Dimon that market volatility arising out of White House tariff policy is over.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
16 May 2025
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The literary mainstream has always been shaped (for both better and worse) by intermediary institutions like university creative-writing programs, plucky little journals, and newspaper book reviews.—
Peter C. Baker,
New Yorker,
11 May 2025
Adjective
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Therefore the May revise, as it’s dubbed, is likely to contain even more expedient fixes that may postpone the day of fiscal reckoning until Newsom’s governorship ends two years hence but will continue to plague his successor and the Legislature.—
Dan Walters,
Mercury News,
9 May 2025
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The discomforts include not just his recent and possibly expedient diagnosis of bipolar disorder but also the return of the other prodigal, Nazareth.—
Jesse Green,
New York Times,
18 Mar. 2025
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Such is the case with Tyla, who wore a Balmain gown made of sand to match 2024's theme of the ephemeral nature of fashion.—
Kevin Jacobsen,
EW.com,
5 May 2025
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The exhibit will showcase items with a focus on themes of transformation, preservation, and fashion's role in capturing the ephemeral nature of beauty.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Apr. 2025
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“Transitional.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transitional. Accessed 29 May. 2025.
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