days

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Results are processed between three and five days and if no cancer is found, there is a very low risk of the patient developing cancer.

From BBC • May 17, 2026

Affected travelers are at risk of developing measles from seven to 21 days after exposure to the virus.

From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2026

The Internal Revenue Service’s “wash sale” rule limits the ability to recognize a loss on the sale of stock if the same stock is purchased within 30 days before or after the sale.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026

Another buyer, who gave his name as Mac, said he had managed to get his hands on one after five days of queueing.

From Barron's • May 16, 2026

We had more and more days off school because there was not enough coal any more to heat the classrooms.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo