period
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But around 41,000 jobs were lost in August, a period that coincided with the new US tariffs on Canada and the collapse in trade talks.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
While domestic trips in China were up 5.4% in the first half of 2026 from the same period last year, domestic tourism spending grew by only 2% to around $478 billion.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
“I probably got my period in 1973, which was when Roe passed,” she said.
From Salon ● Sep. 7, 2026
"While Grindr disputes the allegations, it recognizes and acknowledges the distress and loss of trust expressed by some of its UK users regarding that pre-2020 period," the company said in its filing.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
“This,” he would later state, “was a shipwreck of a period never before investigated, the time of the beginning of the Byzantine Empire.”
From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler
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What to know: Taking place across three time periods, this sweeping epic looks at how the legacy of the Spanish Civil War shapes the lives of multiple gay men.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026
They then looked for the kind of steady signal concentrated within a very narrow frequency range that dark matter is expected to produce over long periods of time.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 6, 2026
Yet all but one was listed for rent during the reporting periods, and some current residents and neighbors at those addresses confirmed that the properties were rented, the news organizations found.
From Salon ● Sep. 5, 2026
"Climate change is also impacting the situation as drying soil conditions increases bursts over the summer periods," it added.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
Later, in the hall between third and fourth periods, I saw Digger, and I know he saw me—because I watched him do a double take and then turn a complete one-eighty.
From "Red Kayak" by Priscilla Cummings
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