in a period
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Cave’s joke, of course, is that “Every lead girl in a period drama” is no freer from the demands of feminine beauty than the women she’s meant to stand apart from.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
Yorkshire officially entered drought status on Friday after a lack of spring and summer rainfall, having previously been classified as in a period of prolonged dry weather.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
You said we’re in a period of insanity.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
And in a period of high inflation, like the one we’re living through now, a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage can act as an inflation hedge.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026
Even today, in a period of decline, the average human being is physically better off than he was a few centuries ago.
From "1984" by George Orwell
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