fortnight
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In the past fortnight, the connection between the fanbase and the side seems to have grown again.
From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026
Even Pope Urban VII, who reigned for less than a fortnight in 1590 before succumbing to malaria, had a longer tenure than Ms. Zacharia.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026
The Asian Games in Japan will close later Sunday after a fortnight of record-smashing displays from young stars, but marred by mix-ups, patchy crowds and accusations of mismanagement.
From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026
For years, Irish TV presenter Angela Scanlon marched herself to a nail salon every fortnight, a routine that started when she was living in New York in the 2000s.
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026
Her captain had tried to sail a fortnight past, but Lord Balon would not permit it.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
World number two Alexander Zverev finally landed his first major at this year's French Open, but revealed afterwards he "could not sleep" and was "not eating" during previous Slam fortnights because of nerves.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
Shefte: Indeed, the first two fortnights are dark and full of terrors.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 27, 2023
WIMBLEDON, England — For all the days and fortnights and years of the early 2010s, the horizon didn’t seem to hold in store the kind of impressionist painting of the Thursday that Venus Williams just had.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 13, 2017
I’ll get used to it, probably in the next few fortnights or so.
From Slate ● Aug. 1, 2016
Physical work of this kind admits of accurate measurement, and I was careful to equalise the average of these experimental comparative fortnights.
From Study and Stimulants; Or, the Use of Intoxicants and Narcotics in Relation to Intellectual Life by Alfred Arthur Reade
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