period of existence
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Neanderthals enjoyed a long period of existence between about 400,000 and 70,000 years ago, spreading from Africa to the Middle East and Europe.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2020
Their period of existence in this state varies from a few weeks to several months, and even, in some cases, to years.
From Butterflies and Moths (British) by Furneaux, William S.
Comparatively few patients are ever permanently cured who are first attacked with neuralgia after they have entered upon what may be termed the "degenerative" period of existence.
From Neuralgia and the Diseases that Resemble it by Anstie, Francis E.
He had made his fortune, bought his house, and obtained his wife; and was beginning a new period of existence, with every probability of greater happiness than in any yet passed through.
From Emma by Austen, Jane
And therefore it is, that when men approach that period of existence when they must go, there is an instinctive lingering over things which they shall never see again.
From Sermons Preached at Brighton Third Series by Robertson, Frederick William
