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short-range

 adjective
     
short-range
1 only before noun short-range weapons or missiles are designed to travel or be used over a short distance [≠ long-range]:
short-range nuclear weapons
2

short-range plan/goal/forecast etc

concerned only with the period that is not very far into the future [≠ long-range]
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