duration
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"It's actually surprising how effectively the dark fleet operated throughout the duration of the war," said David Tannenbaum, director at US‑based sanctions consultancy Blackstone Compliance Services.
From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026
But it cautioned that this assumption "may need to be revised if the duration of the conflict extends and the degree of damage suffered gets reassessed".
From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026
Their estimates for how long prices would have to stay elevated to cause a recession vary from four to 55 weeks, with an average duration of 12 weeks.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026
Fix your bond exposure: If your bond fund’s average duration is more than seven years, you are betting inflation returns to 2% fast.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026
When listening to music, sound vibrations enter the auditory cortex and are instantaneously broken down into elements of pitch, timbre, spatial relations, and tone duration.
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
Vocabulary lists containing duration
Abraham Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address (1865)
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The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane
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