duration
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The estate is not the King's private property but belongs to the monarch for the duration of their reign.
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026
"Mangrove plants are highly specialized, and they require a certain duration of flooding with each tide," said Luisa Fernanda Gómez Vargas, also from the University of Exeter.
From Science Daily • Jun. 5, 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
The breadth and duration of the Iran war remain uncertain but add “markedly” to business costs and boost consumer-price inflation.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026
Eventually Poppet drags him forcibly from the room to prevent him from spending the duration of the party reading.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
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Abraham Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address (1865)
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The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane
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