fortnight
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So where do the campaigns find themselves in Makerfield, with a little under a fortnight to go before polling day?
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026
The next fortnight feels like it will be Jannik Sinner versus the rest.
From BBC • May 23, 2026
The two strikes came less than a fortnight after a large-scale, coordinated offensive by jihadists and separatists on junta positions, which plunged the west African country into a fresh security crisis.
From Barron's • May 7, 2026
On the programme one woman said she was "pretty confident" about her holiday to Mallorca this summer but was worried about the potential increases in costs as she commutes to London every fortnight for work.
From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026
"We have found the most splendid fool," he wrote Cressen, a fortnight before he was to return home from his fruitless mission.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
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"Civil Peace" by Chinua Achebe
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