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
Measuring results that take quarters or years to be revealed is challenging, while short-term gains from using third-party data are obvious on spreadsheets.
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Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
House Republicans stalled the release of a short-term spending bill that would keep the government open through most of November, as lawmakers weighed how to protect themselves following Charlie Kirk’s assassination.
—Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 16 Sep. 2025
But the same study says this management style can also improve short-term productivity, skill upgrading, and company structure.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 16 Sep. 2025
Others believe the current short-term focus of the market deters companies from wanting to be publicly traded in the first place.
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2025
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Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
House Republicans stalled the release of a short-term spending bill that would keep the government open through most of November, as lawmakers weighed how to protect themselves following Charlie Kirk’s assassination.
—Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 16 Sep. 2025
But the same study says this management style can also improve short-term productivity, skill upgrading, and company structure.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 16 Sep. 2025
Others believe the current short-term focus of the market deters companies from wanting to be publicly traded in the first place.
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for short-term
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There is, actually, another category of nail lovers that has emerged in recent years, and those are people who swear by temporary press-ons.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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Cook sued over the firing, being granted a temporary restraining order by Judge Jia Cobb last week.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
16 Sep. 2025
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Under the new Fish and Wildlife interim pintail harvest strategy, hunters in all four flyways are expected to have a three-pintail daily bag limit option for next year's 2026–'27 season based on this year's breeding population results.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
16 Sep. 2025
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Market Basket, the popular grocery store chain embroiled in a family feud, has named a new interim CEO.—
Joe Dwinell,
Boston Herald,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Short-term.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/short-term. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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