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fortnight

[fawrt-nahyt, -nit] / ˈfɔrtˌnaɪt, -nɪt /
NOUN
fourteen nights and days; two weeks
Synonyms
STRONGEST
half-month two weeks
Antonyms


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A total of 989 people arrived in the UK in 14 boats between Friday and Monday, after almost a fortnight without any crossings.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

Sinner's physical and mental freshness will be tested in the pressure-cooker atmosphere of a Grand Slam fortnight.

From BBC • May 17, 2026

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

In a fortnight I have the Mass in my head and it’s time to go to St. Joseph’s to see the sacristan, Stephen Carey, who is in charge of altar boys.

From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt



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