duration
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The heat that Southern California experienced this year was unprecedented, both in intensity and duration, according to Benmarhnia.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026
Future work should examine whether the usage patterns persist over the total duration of the six-year pilot program, the study said.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2026
The Russian defence ministry said on Friday it would halt fire in the "Kherson sector" for the duration of the ceasefire, without giving details.
From Barron's ● Oct. 27, 2026
The NFL has historically maintained a tight grip on game duration and kept them brisker than college contests.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026
It eased him into a placid mood, at least for the trip’s duration.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
Compared with the birds in Madmaheshwar valley, the monal in Chopta also produced shorter call durations likely to cut through low-frequency human noise from traffic and tourist footfall.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
It’s possible that longer durations of air purification may sustain or even increase the improvement in cognitive function we observed in our study.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 30, 2026
Pension funds and insurers that need to match the durations of their liabilities with similar assets snap up the longest-dated bonds even when yields are absurdly low.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
Block has also tested out different durations of installments to determine what makes the most sense for its customers, Jennings said.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 2, 2026
“But think of the enormous, immeasurable durations it can give you out of time. Every soma-holiday is a bit of what our ancestors used to call eternity'.” John began to understand.
From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley
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