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[turm] / tɜrm /






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Term life insurance provides temporary, lower-cost coverage for a specific period of time.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026

Appeared in the February 20, 2026, print edition as 'Lagarde Says She Will Finish ECB Term'.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

The 1998 Copyright Term Extension Act provided no significant incentive to create new works according to 17 economists, including five Nobel laureates, who submitted a brief to the Supreme Court on the matter.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 30, 2025

Hastings was selected by Anthropic’s Long Term Benefit Trust, which the company describes as “five financially disinterested members” that can select and remove a portion of the board.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2025

When there were only three weeks of the Summer Term left, an awful thing happened.

From "The Witches" by Roald Dahl




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