during

[door-ing, dyoor-] / ˈdʊər ɪŋ, ˈdyʊər- /

PREPOSITION

concurrently with an activity, event

Synonyms

WEAK

all along all the while amid as at the same time as at the time for the time being in the course of in the interim in the meanwhile in the middle of in the time of meanwhile mid midst over pending the time between the whole time throughout until when while

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One thing people have forgotten is that the smart move during the dot-com bubble wasn’t to get out of stocks altogether, but to switch out of the fashionable stuff and instead pick up historic bargains among small-cap value stocks.

From MarketWatch

During the same year, small value stocks earned you 22%, including dividends.

From MarketWatch

The original system, which used electric coils, failed during the legendary Ice Bowl in 1967, but the modern hydronic system, installed in 1997, relies on heated water circulated through underground tubing and is reliable.

From The Wall Street Journal

Authorities on Wednesday released six students detained during protests at Tehran University, the university’s student council said.

From The Wall Street Journal

The snake lived about 37 million years ago, during a time when England supported a far greater variety of snakes than it does today.

From Science Daily

during

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