How to Use short-term in a Sentence

short-term

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  • Moses will be a free agent in March, but the Jets could bring him back on a short-term deal.
    — Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Guests can opt for short-term stays, like a single night or up to a month.
    — Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 11 Apr. 2024
  • Bankers hate turning to the Fed for short-term funding.
    — David Benoit, WSJ, 24 Mar. 2023
  • One of the major short-term concerns around AI is about bias.
    — Andrew R. Chow, TIME, 5 Sep. 2024
  • The city could soon have a cap on the number of short-term rental permits approved per year.
    — Marc Hayot, arkansasonline.com, 24 Nov. 2023
  • Even a short-term drought could put these places at risk of running out of water.
    — Hafsa Khalil, CNN, 16 Aug. 2023
  • But at some point short-term money grabs could hurt the long-term product.
    — Jorge Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2023
  • This can help rein in the impulse to make short-term purchases.
    — Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 29 Nov. 2024
  • The Fed has now hiked its key short-term interest rate just once since May.
    — Kate Gibson, CBS News, 1 Nov. 2023
  • But the 35-year-old southpaw could still be a solid piece for a contender on a short-term deal.
    — Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 25 Dec. 2024
  • Easing refers to cuts in the Fed's short-term interest rate.
    — Christopher Rugaber, Quartz, 23 Feb. 2024
  • In the short-term, the body’s stress response can be lifesaving and health-boosting.
    — Jamie Ducharme, TIME, 11 Oct. 2024
  • The high court could, and often does, issue a short-term stay pausing any changes for a few days.
    — John Fritze, USA TODAY, 13 Apr. 2023
  • The apartments continued to be leased as short-term rentals.
    — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 25 Feb. 2024
  • But short-term injection of cash won’t solve the Haitian crisis alone.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 5 June 2024
  • McCarthy is still opposed to the idea of a short-term debt limit increase.
    — Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 15 May 2023
  • The target for the short-term, federal funds rate currently sits at a range of 4.75% to 5%.
    — Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 13 Apr. 2023
  • Day last presented an update on the city’s short-term rental progress at the Jan. 23 meeting.
    — Myah Taylor, Dallas News, 9 Mar. 2023
  • New owners could operate it as short-term rentals or make the whole church their full-time home.
    — Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer, 11 July 2023
  • Watch how quickly this short-term model exits the storm tonight.
    — A. Camden Walker, Washington Post, 6 Jan. 2024
  • There is simply too much at stake for short-term politics to win the day over the long-term health of our county.
    — Tom Quirk, Baltimore Sun, 23 Dec. 2024
  • The measures are a far cry from those in other cities which have suffered from the explosion of short-term rentals.
    — Julia Buckley, CNN, 25 Oct. 2024
  • Following the long-term goal through short-term tasks will keep first movers across the industry two steps ahead.
    — James Itkoff, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2023
  • Seasoned investors know to focus on the long-term picture, not short-term noise.
    — John Jennings, Forbes, 26 Oct. 2024
  • One of the keys that was in favor of Harris in Lichtman's prediction was the strength of the short-term economy.
    — Zach Bradshaw, The Arizona Republic, 17 Sep. 2024
  • There are still about 6,900 people in short-term lodging more than two months later.
    — Audrey McAvoy, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2023
  • Heart damage and certain types of heart disease can cause an enlarged heart, as well as short-term stress on the body.
    — Nardine Saadstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2023
  • The short-term benchmark fed funds rate stands at the highest level since 2006, but inflation’s still twice the Fed’s goal.
    — Medora Lee, USA TODAY, 15 June 2023
  • But my heart was truly never looking for short-term hookups.
    — Claës Nordenskiöld, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025
  • Matt eventually opted to turn the property into a short-term vacation rental, which was shown on the show.
    — Escher Walcott, People.com, 12 Jan. 2025

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