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short-lived

American  
[shawrt-lahyvd, -livd] / ˈʃɔrtˈlaɪvd, -ˈlɪvd /

adjective

  1. living or lasting only a little while.


short-lived British  

adjective

  1. living or lasting only for a short time

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Origin of short-lived

First recorded in 1580–90

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Why the First Sale Victory Will Be Short-Lived It’s hard to be too sympathetic to publishers deploying international price discrimination.

From Forbes • Mar. 20, 2013

The Obama administration began an important effort to reduce these pollutants when Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton began the global Climate and Clean Air Coalition to Reduce Short-Lived Climate Pollutants earlier this year.

From New York Times • Dec. 7, 2012

Still, the new initiative, the Climate and Clean Air Coalition to Reduce Short-Lived Climate Pollutants, ; and there are two inter-related reasons why.

From BBC • Feb. 17, 2012

The new program, called the Climate and Clean Air Coalition to Reduce Short-Lived Climate Pollutants, will not set targets for reductions in pollutants.

From Washington Post • Feb. 15, 2012

Related Topics: anderson cooper, jimmy fallon, late night with jimmy fallon Kim Kardashian and the Top 10 Short-Lived Celebrity Marriages Don't You Hate It?

From Time • Nov. 13, 2011

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