medium-term

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: lasting for a period of time that is neither long nor short

Our short-term prospects are grim and our medium-term prospects are uncertain, but our long-term prospects are good.

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Looming in the medium-term future is the team’s punishment, which could run from dramatic to muted. — Scott Soshnick, Sportico.com, 13 Oct. 2026 Jelena Sokolova, senior equity analyst at Morningstar, also remains positive in the medium-term. — Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 12 Oct. 2026 Nitithanprapas disagreed that Thailand risked testing the limits of fiscal sustainability and a credit-rating downgrade, saying that the government was watching rising global bond yields and will stick to its medium-term fiscal framework. — Sean Conlon,hugh Leask,lee Ying Shan,sarah Min, CNBC, 11 Oct. 2026 Instead, in each instance, Drury has prioritized maximizing the team’s short- or medium-term potential around star goalie Igor Shesterkin and defenseman Adam Fox. — Peter Baugh, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for medium-term

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