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Recent Examples of transitional
Newsom proposed how to spend that money and highlighted his education record, which has included adding the new grade of transitional kindergarten for 4-year-olds.
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Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026
But the report also found that about 4,000 people were living unsheltered, while more than 3,200 people were staying in shelters or transitional housing.
—Brady Halbleib, CBS News, 14 May 2026
Since the exit of Marco Gobbetti as CEO of Salvatore Ferragamo last March, executive chairman Leonardo Ferragamo has been spearheading the strategy of the company with a transitional chairman advisory committee.
—Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 14 May 2026
There were 1,519 living in either emergency shelters, transitional housing or safe havens, which is a shelter for veterans.
—Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 12 May 2026
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Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026
But the report also found that about 4,000 people were living unsheltered, while more than 3,200 people were staying in shelters or transitional housing.
—Brady Halbleib, CBS News, 14 May 2026
Since the exit of Marco Gobbetti as CEO of Salvatore Ferragamo last March, executive chairman Leonardo Ferragamo has been spearheading the strategy of the company with a transitional chairman advisory committee.
—Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 14 May 2026
There were 1,519 living in either emergency shelters, transitional housing or safe havens, which is a shelter for veterans.
—Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 12 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for transitional
Adjective
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Denver Golf offers a First Tee junior golf program (for kids as young as 4); two Learn and Play packages for beginners and intermediate golfers; Practice and Play passes for range balls, 9-hole and par 3 rounds; plus Friends and Family passes for mini-golf and par 3 rounds.—
Barbara Ellis,
Denver Post,
14 May 2026
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Producers must prepare waste management plans, meet extended producer responsibility targets, and send waste to registered recyclers, processing facilities, or intermediate storage facilities.—
Aman Kumar,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
14 May 2026
Adjective
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Parikh sees risks of transitory margin headwinds relating to fuel contributing to a modest shortfall in Costco's earnings per share.—
Liz Napolitano,Lisa Kailai Han,
CNBC,
18 May 2026
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Leonardo Ferragamo continues to serve as chair, overseeing the transitory period.—
Maliha Shoaib,
Vogue,
14 May 2026
Adjective
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Meanwhile, cheaper intermediary goods from China helped boost manufacturing productivity, resulting in a 50% increase in real manufacturing value added from 2001 to 2024.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
10 May 2026
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In one example disclosed by Xinhua, a consumer paid 252 yuan ($35) for a six-inch cake, but the order was quietly resold through an intermediary platform where vendors bid 100, 90 and 80 yuan to fulfill it, with the lowest bidder winning.—
John Liu,
CNN Money,
22 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Dinah had gone silent under the makeshift tent.—
Stephen King,
The Atlantic,
15 May 2026
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About noon Larry gunned the Maule — heavily loaded with moose meat — to a heart-stopping takeoff from the makeshift strip.—
Ben East,
Outdoor Life,
14 May 2026
Adjective
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Many of these professionals may be working with booking agents, so social media wouldn’t be the most expedient way to get to them.—
Eric Thomas,
Sun Sentinel,
13 May 2026
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There’s nothing expedient about Cantonese; there’s nothing expedient about the practice of literary translation.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Conversation memory is the active context window—ephemeral, cleared on session end.—
Perseus Yang,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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Newsom acknowledged in his Thursday letter to state lawmakers that the sudden flood of tax dollars this year could be ephemeral.—
Kate Wolffe,
Sacbee.com,
14 May 2026
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“Transitional.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transitional. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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