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Even with West Texas Intermediate crude back at the high-$60s/low-$70s in 2027, “management teams show little appetite to accelerate activity…They want to see both price and duration before acting.”

From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026

“Clearly much depends on the duration of the conflict,” said Chris Williamson, chief business economist at S&P Global Market Intelligence.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

This is roughly half the duration of previous mission plans.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

Migration histories, duration of residence, fertility patterns and detailed employment classifications became standard.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

“For the duration of your sentence. Maybe longer as a condition of your release. That’ll be up to the judge.”

From "City Spies" by James Ponti