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Recent Examples of transitional
Peery said last March that about half of the people placed there had since moved into permanent or transitional housing.
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Aaron Leibowitz, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 2026
The organization provides services like emergency shelter and transitional housing to families experiencing homelessness and doesn't do any business in Brookfield, according to Hallquist.
—Bridget Fogarty, jsonline.com, 1 Apr. 2026
The Department of Housing and Urban Development wants to slash money for permanent housing and shift it to transitional programs that require sobriety, mental health treatment and other conditions.
—Jennifer Ludden, NPR, 1 Apr. 2026
The seven-story, 181,000 square-foot building will include a crisis stabilization unit, residential treatment, transitional housing, outpatient services and health care services.
—Jim Defede, CBS News, 29 Mar. 2026
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Aaron Leibowitz, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 2026
The organization provides services like emergency shelter and transitional housing to families experiencing homelessness and doesn't do any business in Brookfield, according to Hallquist.
—Bridget Fogarty, jsonline.com, 1 Apr. 2026
The Department of Housing and Urban Development wants to slash money for permanent housing and shift it to transitional programs that require sobriety, mental health treatment and other conditions.
—Jennifer Ludden, NPR, 1 Apr. 2026
The seven-story, 181,000 square-foot building will include a crisis stabilization unit, residential treatment, transitional housing, outpatient services and health care services.
—Jim Defede, CBS News, 29 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for transitional
Adjective
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Choreography geared towards advanced beginner and intermediate teen/adult dancers, but all experience levels ages 14 and older are welcome.—
Staff Report,
Baltimore Sun,
1 Apr. 2026
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For cornerbacks, Hafley ideally wants someone who can excel at all three levels of coverage – line of scrimmage, intermediate and deep.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
1 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Lagarde pointed out that monetary policy cannot lower oil prices, and that central banks typically look past transitory energy spikes without raising interest rates.—
David McHugh,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Mar. 2026
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Assuming the conflict is resolved over the coming weeks, the spike in oil will likely prove transitory, with Brent trading back down to the forward curve strip price of around $65, according to Chris Senyek at Wolfe Research.—
Bloomberg Wire,
Dallas Morning News,
5 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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In this case, the VIP customer was a 38-year-old Chinese woman who sent nearly $200 million of the stablecoin Tether to an intermediary wallet, which then relayed the funds to Entity A between November and December 2024.—
Leo Schwartz,
Fortune,
12 Mar. 2026
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Whatever the cause, intermediary bites and sips make up a growing portion of Americans’ daily consumption, especially among young people, as my colleague Ellen Cushing wrote in 2024.—
Yasmin Tayag,
The Atlantic,
3 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Eventually, Pearlene collapsed and died inside a makeshift bathroom in the family’s trailer, which had no running water or electricity.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
4 Apr. 2026
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Further inspection found a Mexican citizen scrunched into a makeshift, dry compartment in the gas tank that February day.—
Jim Radcliffe,
Oc Register,
3 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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This is the logical, expedient, correct thing to do.—
Barbara Sprunt,
NPR,
24 Mar. 2026
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Their partnership was vital to Tatum’s expedient process.—
Jared Weiss,
New York Times,
7 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Biennials, triennials, and quadrennials are like festivals, both celebratory and ephemeral.—
Raphael Fonseca,
Artforum,
2 Apr. 2026
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Recent studies have shown that spring ephemeral populations are declining.—
Sheryl De Vore,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Mar. 2026
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“Transitional.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transitional. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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