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fortnightly

[fawrt-nahyt-lee] / ˈfɔrtˌnaɪt li /
ADJECTIVE
biweekly
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These claimants require significant support from a work coach, including meeting weekly for the first 13 weeks of their claim, and either weekly or fortnightly after that.

From BBC • Oct. 6, 2025

Evyatar is a former news editor and columnist at the Jerusalem Post, and the former editor in chief of its fortnightly magazine, the Jerusalem Report.

From Salon • Jul. 9, 2025

The fortnightly Granny Series was created in 2023 by her granddaughter Diana Kaumba, a stylist who is based in New York City.

From BBC • Nov. 15, 2024

By law, the council will have to continue to provide certain services such as social care and bin collections, although social care will face cuts and bin collections are set to become fortnightly.

From BBC • Mar. 5, 2024

Now they were demanding monthly and even fortnightly reports, and pestered him constantly about the wisdom of his pessimism.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis




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