duration
Example Sentences
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"This type of interruption, of this duration, has lasting damage and lasting consequences," he said.
From BBC • Apr. 14, 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
This method estimates FM and FFM based on individual characteristics such as height, weight, age, race, gender, history of diabetes, and duration of GLP-1 treatment.
From Science Daily • Apr. 9, 2026
Iran agreed to safe passage through the strait for the duration of the ceasefire but has also spoken of setting up a toll system, which would allow it to fund its reconstruction.
From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026
“For the duration of your sentence. Maybe longer as a condition of your release. That’ll be up to the judge.”
From "City Spies" by James Ponti
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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