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
In all likelihood, the Israeli strategy of total war will continue to yield short-term tactical victories that degrade the capabilities of militant groups and states, forcing them into a kind of survival mode for a time.
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Renad Mansour, Foreign Affairs, 13 Nov. 2024
This conflict ends rather happily, actually, thanks to New York’s stringent laws on short-term rentals, which leads to a nice vacation next door with fuzzy robes and muffins for the vampires and Guillermo once a month.
—Katie Rife, Vulture, 12 Nov. 2024
More than a third of Sedona’s homes have become short-term rentals, and the city government and other local agencies have become consumed with how to manage the influx of visitors—and how to infuse education on respectful public land use.
—Erin Strout, Outside Online, 11 Nov. 2024
Forcing or pressuring the Fed to lower interest rates won’t necessarily fix high borrowing costs for Americans; the interest rates set by the Fed are actually short-term costs that banks pay to each other to borrow money.
—Ellen Ioanes, Vox, 7 Nov. 2024
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Renad Mansour, Foreign Affairs, 13 Nov. 2024
This conflict ends rather happily, actually, thanks to New York’s stringent laws on short-term rentals, which leads to a nice vacation next door with fuzzy robes and muffins for the vampires and Guillermo once a month.
—Katie Rife, Vulture, 12 Nov. 2024
More than a third of Sedona’s homes have become short-term rentals, and the city government and other local agencies have become consumed with how to manage the influx of visitors—and how to infuse education on respectful public land use.
—Erin Strout, Outside Online, 11 Nov. 2024
Forcing or pressuring the Fed to lower interest rates won’t necessarily fix high borrowing costs for Americans; the interest rates set by the Fed are actually short-term costs that banks pay to each other to borrow money.
—Ellen Ioanes, Vox, 7 Nov. 2024
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“Short-term.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/short-term. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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