lasts
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The confrontation between the two lasts only a split second, because the man with the dogs steps back after tossing the canister, and the agent confronting him lets up.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026
Laurent Abitbol, head of the executive board of travel agency group Selectour, said: "If this lasts two weeks, that's not so serious. However, if this continues for several months it will be catastrophic."
From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026
I’m referring to the period that lasts from November to April.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 19, 2026
To make episodes of her podcast, which run for about 35 minutes, each filming lasts only for one hour.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026
I feel a twinge just above my kneecap, but it only lasts a second.
From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day
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