duration
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"This is why these interim measures will remain in place for the duration of the investigation."
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
Markets have no way to adequately price the full impact of the crisis “since its extent and duration are unknowable,” analysts at Piper Sandler said in a recent note.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026
In fact for much of the show’s duration evidence of serious mental instability is hard to detect among the young women Susanna finds herself living with.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
“Alphabet’s equity raise successfully highlights the magnitude and duration of this AI buildout cycle and the market’s willingness to fund this capex for offensive purposes,” said Divyaunsh Divatia, technology research Analyst at Janus Henderson.
From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026
The manpower needs created by the six-year war generated several emancipation schemes whereby slaves would be freed and their owners compensated in return for enlistment for the duration of the conflict.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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Abraham Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address (1865)
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