period of time

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I would say that there was a period of time when I was just really desperate to be in the room.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

After that initial high point shows up, the price often dips for a certain period of time before climbing to a point where investors would want to consider purchasing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

However, researchers have long struggled to understand how two growing protostars can move close enough together to become a binary pair within such a short period of time.

From Science Daily • Jun. 5, 2026

Det Ch Insp Louise Caveen said she hoped the case showed that victims would be listened to, even when a long period of time had passed.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

His argument for the thesis was that if the universe did not have a beginning, there would be an infinite period of time before any event, which he considered absurd.

From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking