a certain

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After that initial high point shows up, the price often dips for a certain period of time before climbing to a point where investors would want to consider purchasing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

"Mangrove plants are highly specialized, and they require a certain duration of flooding with each tide," said Luisa Fernanda Gómez Vargas, also from the University of Exeter.

From Science Daily • Jun. 5, 2026

Pidgeon: That was always something to contend with or accept, really, at a certain point.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

Being a foodie has also become defined by leveraging a certain amount of cultural or social cache.

From Salon • Jun. 3, 2026

A mouse of a certain age strode up with the aid of a matchstick cane, gold-topped.

From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck