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Recent Examples of transitional
Once open, the program will provide transitional housing and on-site services to people who are chronically homeless and struggling with drug addiction, mental health or all types of disabilities.
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Sierra Lopez,
Mercury News,
25 June 2026
Speaking of summer must-haves, the Evaless Zip-Up Pullover is the quintessential pick for tricky transitional weather.
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Kyra Surgent,
InStyle,
25 June 2026
Wind moves through shaded transitional spaces designed to encourage cross ventilation.
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Mona Basharat,
Architectural Digest,
25 June 2026
That will come with a transitional choice between straight-six and all-electric power.
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New Atlas,
21 June 2026
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Sierra Lopez,
Mercury News,
25 June 2026
Speaking of summer must-haves, the Evaless Zip-Up Pullover is the quintessential pick for tricky transitional weather.
—
Kyra Surgent,
InStyle,
25 June 2026
Wind moves through shaded transitional spaces designed to encourage cross ventilation.
—
Mona Basharat,
Architectural Digest,
25 June 2026
That will come with a transitional choice between straight-six and all-electric power.
—
New Atlas,
21 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for transitional
Recent Examples of Synonyms for transitional
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This operational model provides industrial customers with intermediate power options while the nuclear components clear regulatory review cycles.
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Regarding duration, with interest rates nearing their peak, extending into intermediate maturities (3-7 years) offers a good balance of income and rate sensitivity, though caution is advised for very long durations due to fiscal pressures.
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In June of that year, as the Fed pivoted off its transitory-inflation stance, the team used its quarterly investor call to lay out the changes coming to its investment and property management approach.
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Then there are the related questions of whether the future sheds will really become ubiquitous or be any more transitory than the old ones.
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While empowering smaller content owners, risks include Cloudflare's intermediary control and complex attribution.
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Since last year, Roman Rashada, a former defensive back at Arizona State (2023) and Ole Miss (2022), has generated nearly seven figures as an intermediary connecting class members seeking upfront cash with a company that purchases claims.
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On the solstice, the first goal was to clear trash that had found its way onto the orchard, then form makeshift berms out of rocks dispersed around the space.
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The morgue that serves La Guaira is makeshift—a white tent on a dock lined with body bags and coffins.
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To avoid causing voters financial pain, lawmakers may try to take the more politically expedient path by allowing Social Security and Medicare to tap general revenue that funds other parts of the federal government.
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The payoff for that patience has been a partnership built on aligned values rather than expedient money—which, in a sport where funding directly determines your competitiveness, matters more than almost anything else.
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How his work embraces the ephemeral, how that is expressed in pieces made to last much longer than a season.
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And most ephemeral but perhaps most affecting were the shows that say something about our country and culture through their nuanced and often allegorical storytelling.
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“Transitional.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transitional. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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