duration
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Palo Alto, Calif.-based Duration Ventures is launching in one of the most difficult fundraising markets for first-time funds in recent history.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026
“The difference is enormous. Disruption implies a temporary squeeze. Duration implies a structural premium embedded into the curve.”
From MarketWatch • Mar. 5, 2026
Duration describes how long bond investors have to wait to get their money back.
From Barron's • Dec. 18, 2025
Country Garden's bonds were bid at 4.39 to 5.33 cents on the dollar on Thursday, according to data by Duration Finance, indicating investors have little confidence in the company's near-term future.
From Reuters • Oct. 20, 2023
Duration: How long or short the sound is.
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
Vocabulary lists containing duration
Abraham Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address (1865)
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