duration
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Its appearance provided additional confirmation of the record intensity calculated from the pulse energy, duration, and size of the focused beam.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 8, 2026
A secular trade has a longer duration than a cyclical one and is based on fundamental shifts, such as in technology with the rise of AI.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 6, 2026
The average duration on new IG bonds was shorter in October due to high interest rates, with just 7.7% of deals coming longer than 10 years, he says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026
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
So I requested that I be assigned kitchen detail for the duration of my stay.
From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer
For Professor Andy Jones, an expert in endurance performance at the University of Exeter, there are three potential physiological explanations why women could perform better over longer distances or durations.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
"Intolerable heat will be experienced at much larger scales and for longer durations, affecting far more people than previously estimated," the study concluded.
From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026
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
The device delivers pulse energies of 1.05 nanojoules and pulse durations as short as 147 femtoseconds, all from a photonic chip.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 4, 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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