fortnight
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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
Over the following fortnight, the unrest escalates dramatically.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026
The intervention comes nearly a fortnight after JLR announced plans to cut 4,000 jobs.
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026
Under the original plan, prisons and probation services had almost six weeks to prepare this second group following the first releases, but they now have less than a fortnight.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
He was invited to the Gateses’ house, but Cousin Fern just happened to be visiting for a fortnight.
From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly
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
I was not without experience of the local mason and his fortnights; what could Andrew know of such?
From In Mr. Knox's Country by Martin Ross
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