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interval

[in-ter-vuhl] / ˈɪn tər vəl /


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Yet fossils from the extinction interval became progressively darker, eventually reaching an extremely dark brown.

From Science Daily Jul. 22, 2026

"The darkening overlaps exactly with the fern spike, the main extinction interval, and elevated abundance of charcoal and PAHs."

From Science Daily Jul. 22, 2026

The half-time interval lasted 27 minutes, but did it work?

From BBC Jul. 20, 2026

But the 10 years between the original and the remake, and the less-than-two-year interval since the sequel, may have been too short.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 12, 2026

A sufficient interval having elapsed for the performers to resume their ordinary costume, they re-entered the dining-room.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë

Oddly, she appears as a sort of confidante with whom Odysseus speaks at intervals, and might be a figment of his imagination.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 15, 2026

For each contract, the researchers collected its order book at 15-minute intervals, enabling them to determine the impact of trade size on a contract’s price.

From MarketWatch Jul. 13, 2026

The intervals between these fluctuations became progressively shorter, creating four distinct bumps in the light curve.

From Science Daily Jul. 6, 2026

That effort, involving nearly 150 devices placed at regular intervals, will be repeated later this year.

From Barron's Jun. 25, 2026

The various well temperament tunings that were very popular in the 18th and 19th centuries tried to strike a balance between staying close to pure intervals and avoiding wolf intervals.

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




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