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[turm] / tɜrm /






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

From MarketWatch • May 6, 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

“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

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

Then the Easter Term began and every weekday I went to school and everything seemed to have come back to normal again.

From "The Witches" by Roald Dahl




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