fortnight
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McIlroy will enjoy this victory, take the next fortnight off, then return to action before next month's US PGA Championship at Aronimink, near Philadelphia.
From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026
Reform's policy proposal comes a fortnight after the United Nations General Assembly backed a resolution declaring the transatlantic slave trade "the gravest crime against humanity".
From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026
With the FA Cup quarter-finals next up in a fortnight, the next Premier League action won't be until 10 April.
From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026
Those 62 hours between Galatasaray and Brighton are gone and it is now about the next fortnight, where most of the Liverpool players will be on international duty.
From BBC • Mar. 21, 2026
He might shave but once a fortnight, but a shaggy beard does not make a man.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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