period
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Trump has said he is still considering the arms sales and will decide "over the next fairly short period of time".
From Barron's • May 17, 2026
The incubation period is between two and 21 days, and the mortality rate in past Bundibugyo outbreaks was between 30% and 50%.
From MarketWatch • May 17, 2026
The Andes virus has a long incubation period, and the World Health Organization said there may be more infections “in the coming weeks.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026
He said he wanted to see "re-industrialisation" of northwest England and a council house building programme "on a similar scale to the post-war period".
From BBC • May 17, 2026
For most Soviet citizens at home, 1940 remained a period of uneasy peace.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
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