duration
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The hearing on Thursday will determine whether the brothers will remain in jail for the duration of their court proceedings.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
Microsoft recently reported $627 billion in remaining commercial performance obligations, nearly double the figure in the prior year, with an average contract duration of roughly 2.5 years.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 10, 2026
The Michigan primary was a three-way race for most of its duration.
From Slate ● Aug. 5, 2026
More research will be needed to determine why the effects are uneven and whether factors such as the duration or pattern of activity influence the outcome.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 5, 2026
And finally Ruby Archuleta and Onofre Martinez ushered him to a seat in the first pew, where he sat hunched over with tears in his eyes, intermittently rumbling for the duration of the meeting.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
Today’s hottest stocks have very long durations since they pay small or no dividends and dangle distant profits when they’re expected to dominate AI or space or whatever.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
"In some cases, customers are even seeking options to extend contract durations beyond the initial term, underscoring their emphasis on supply stability."
From Barron's ● Apr. 22, 2026
Among the different listening durations tested, the 24 minute session produced the strongest overall reduction in anxiety.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 16, 2026
Yet he reiterated his “pushback” to “long, exclusive windows” of theatrical releases, in favor of much shorter venue-exclusive durations that go just long enough to qualify their titles for the Oscars.
From Slate ● Dec. 5, 2025
Over time, she could hold herself in a particular form for slowly increasing durations.
From "The Girl Who Drank the Moon" by Kelly Barnhill
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Abraham Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address (1865)
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