period
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During that period, fans were really worried about me and I could tell it affected them on an emotional level.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
In a more positive sign for the firm, revenue jumped 11 percent during the period to total 204.8 billion yuan, the filing showed.
From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026
Buying longer duration bonds allows investors to secure current yields for an extended period and protect against future interest rate drops.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
When the weather gets cooler after a hot period, instead of the main potato tuber growing "it tends to grow a little knobble on the end".
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
By fourth period, the entire school believed it was meant for Rachel Allan.
From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows
"While there were periods of exceptionally high demand, our teams remained focused on adapting to changing travel patterns and doing everything possible to help customers reach their destinations."
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
Running the numbers, I find that between 1932 and 1974, real returns were actually negative in about three-quarters of 10-year periods, and below 1% a year in almost all the others.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 10, 2026
It specifies no tax periods or matters, purporting instead to resolve “any and all claims,” forever, before agencies it does not even name.
From Slate ● Aug. 10, 2026
Underwriters mandate lockup periods, meaning it takes a minimum of six months, and often years, for the sponsor to fully sell down their shares.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
She worried about other things: how her periods were sparse and no longer red but a muddy brown, how Baby’s hair was falling out, how hunger was stealing the memories of the children.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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