transitory

IPA: trˈænzʌtɔri

adjective

  • Lasting only a short time; temporary.
  • (law) Of an action: that may be brought in any county
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Examples of "transitory" in Sentences

  • Don't panic under short-term transitory developments.
  • CIA detains individuals on "a short-term transitory basis".
  • I'll give you five bucks if he actually uses the word transitory today.
  • CIA retains the authority to detain individuals on a short-term transitory basis.
  • The count of people in "transitory places" is underway in RV parks, campgrounds and marinas.
  • Oh, he's grown Cautiously rich, and will venture none of his substantiall stock in transitory Traffick.
  • Last month, Census workers counted people in "transitory places," from RV parks and marinas to circuses and campgrounds.
  • He says that CIA officers will continue to conduct interrogations, and that the agency retains the authority to hold detainees "on a short-term transitory basis."
  • In its review of Obama's first 100 days, Amnesty International singled out "the possibility of the CIA abducting and detaining people in 'short-term transitory' facilities" as an unacceptable loophole.
  • This came from an otherwise laudable announcement a month ago by the CIA's new director, Leon Panetta, in which Panetta stated, "CIA no longer operates detention facilities or black sites and has proposed a plan to decommission the remaining sites," but added that the agency "retains the authority to detain individuals on a short-term transitory basis."

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