short-lived
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adjective
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Etymology
Origin of short-lived
First recorded in 1580–90
Vocabulary lists containing short-lived
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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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