in transition
idiom
: undergoing changes
The company is in transition as it adapts to the new management team.
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The menswear trends stemming from the fall 2025 collections this month paint a picture of an industry in transition.
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José Criales-Unzueta, Vogue, 31 Jan. 2025
Wind Cave National Park, South Dakota One of the oldest national parks in our system, established in 1903 by Theodore Roosevelt, the 33,000-acre Wind Cave protects a landscape in transition, where the Great Plains give way to the Black Hills.
—Graham Averill, Outside Online, 21 Jan. 2025
Since that disastrous start included teams regularly beating the Bucks up and down the floor in transition, the Bucks’ defense has allowed only 109.3 points per 100 possessions, fifth-best in the NBA since Nov. 11.
—Eric Nehm, The Athletic, 20 Jan. 2025
Sanctions against countries that won’t take back deportable citizens
A third source involved in transition conversations regarding homeland security policy said sanctions are not a matter of if but when and how many.
—Anna Giaritelli, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 18 Jan. 2025
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José Criales-Unzueta, Vogue, 31 Jan. 2025
Wind Cave National Park, South Dakota One of the oldest national parks in our system, established in 1903 by Theodore Roosevelt, the 33,000-acre Wind Cave protects a landscape in transition, where the Great Plains give way to the Black Hills.
—Graham Averill, Outside Online, 21 Jan. 2025
Since that disastrous start included teams regularly beating the Bucks up and down the floor in transition, the Bucks’ defense has allowed only 109.3 points per 100 possessions, fifth-best in the NBA since Nov. 11.
—Eric Nehm, The Athletic, 20 Jan. 2025
Sanctions against countries that won’t take back deportable citizens
A third source involved in transition conversations regarding homeland security policy said sanctions are not a matter of if but when and how many.
—Anna Giaritelli, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 18 Jan. 2025
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“In transition.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20transition. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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