transitory
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As inflation surged in 2021 and 2022, lower PCE readings created less urgency for the Fed to raise rates and counteract what it at the time referred to as transitory inflation.
From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026
“If this ends up being another commodity shock around the world, do we really want to do another transitory 2.0?”
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026
Geopolitical uncertainty and oil-driven rises in inflation could be viewed as more transitory by the Federal Reserve, Kourkafas said.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 2, 2026
“I knew that this was going to be transitory type of situation, that it was going to change quickly,” says De la Peña, co-director on the film with Rory Mitchell.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 8, 2026
It was a transitory life, so nobody knew him.
From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez
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Tier 2 Words for the SBAC ELA Items
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The Great Gatsby
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Power Prefix: trans-
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