interval

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Manchester City demolished Liverpool in an 18-minute period which spanned the half-time break, scoring twice either side of the interval following an evenly matched opening half an hour.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

From the last ball before the interval, Dan Lawrence edged Bamber to Beau Webster at third slip.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

It was one of the largest falls over such a short interval in over 40 years, UBS noted.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

Cooler heads attribute surging withdrawals to the way even sophisticated individual investors often view private-markets investment vehicles such as BDCs and interval funds, which highlight the periodic redemption opportunities that give them semiliquid characteristics.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

Every interval is then simply a certain number of semitones.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones