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[turm] / tɜrm /






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Rancho San Antonio is home to a “Short Term Residential Therapeutic Program,” in which youths who have completed their time in L.A.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 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

Term life policies typically run between 10 and 30 years and pay out only if you die during that period.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 15, 2025

“In my view, this court should and presumably will address the AR–15 issue soon, in the next Term or two,” Kavanaugh said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 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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