elapse
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You may even die before those nearly two decades elapse, so you would have lost out on all that extra loot.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 11, 2026
But the repercussions will reverberate for some time: at least 12 months must elapse from the last case to regain the important fever-free status.
From Barron's ● Dec. 2, 2025
"It therefore seems likely that many years will elapse before any such Crispr-based therapy becomes routine - even assuming that it can be shown to be effective."
From BBC ● Mar. 19, 2024
The potholes and footprints created in the process “tend to stay for a long time,” she said, given that years may elapse before Lake Manly returns to the desert.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 6, 2024
Whoever spotted Asmodeus was to report, after letting one minute elapse, to Matthias, who was positioned roughly at the center of the line.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
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It is a race to 106 - and the more time elapses, the more chance Infantino can persuade his former allies this was just an aberration.
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026
“The more time elapses, however, the more crucial Pickaxe mountain appears to Iran’s reconstitution effort.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 2026
Disciplinary complaints against a lawyer actually have no statute of limitations, although the more time that elapses, the more difficult it will be to prove/investigate.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 2, 2026
They want the debate to occur inside a TV studio, with microphones that automatically cut off when a speaker’s time limit elapses.
From New York Times ● May 15, 2024
The latter appears very yellow in color when it is first turned on as daylight wanes but as darkness falls and time elapses it gradually assumes a colorless appearance.
From Visual Illusions Their Causes, Characteristics and Applications by Matthew Luckiesh
A few seconds elapsed after the cars passed out of frame.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 11, 2026
Sometimes, the differential is simply about the time elapsed: A stunning silver pitcher by the aforementioned Revere with accompanying documentation was estimated to bring—at auction, as the experts always caution—between $25,000 and $60,000.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 16, 2026
IHR said Mohammadi had 20 days to appeal under the law but warned there had in the past been cases of people being executed before this period elapsed.
From Barron's ● Feb. 12, 2026
By the time the agents shoved me into that unmarked SUV, three minutes and 30 seconds had elapsed.
From Slate ● Jan. 23, 2026
More than ten days elapsed before I had again any conversation with her.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
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French data comes a day after figures showed German inflation climbed to 2.8% this month, mostly on the back of energy prices, as well as the elapsing of a fuel tax-rebate program.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
With years often elapsing between the incident and inquest, Alexander said inquests often open wounds and “re-traumatize” the families.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 15, 2023
Next year, though, that policy is elapsing, and at his age, Natiello's insurance premiums would spike if he decided to extend coverage.
From Reuters ● Jan. 31, 2023
“That time elapsing, in itself, really showed us our own shame.”
From New York Times ● Dec. 15, 2021
During the harvest three or four rounds must be made through the grove, perhaps a week elapsing between trips, each time slightly shaking the trees to make the ripe nuts fall.
From Walnut Growing in Oregon by Jacob Calvin Cooper
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