fortnight
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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
When the war began a fortnight later, however, and hedge funds rushed to not just deleverage their books but to de-gross them, gold slumped.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 22, 2026
The US rapper had a string of performances in Europe lined up over the coming months, but several have been cancelled or postponed in the last fortnight.
From Barron's • Apr. 20, 2026
Within a fortnight of Kebatu's release, it emerged that two other men had been freed in error - both from the same prison, London's HMP Wandsworth.
From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026
He says Patricia is a lovely girl the way she often gives him sweets from the parcel her mother sends every fortnight.
From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt
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