period
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Keegan won 63 England caps over a period lasting almost a decade, scoring 21 goals and captaining the side 31 times.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
Cracker Barrel also said that the quarter to date has seen a 2.5% decline in same-store restaurant sales and a 0.5% increase in same store retail sales compared to the same period last year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
Though payments technically started coming due again in 2023, the Biden administration provided a one-year buffer period that ended in the fall of 2024.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
The loss of this restorative period could therefore create a harmful cycle.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 20, 2026
Sold as indentured servants, these African captives must work for a period of time but are promised their freedom.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
It’s about owning exceptional businesses for long periods and allowing time, not market timing, to do the heavy lifting.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 20, 2026
About 66 million years ago, two South American sauropods could rise onto their hind legs and remain there for relatively long periods, especially when they were young.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 20, 2026
Reviewing the 2024 edition of the presentation, our critic praised the “deep-seated spirituality and humanity that have shaped much of Hispanic art in all periods, genres and media.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
But she added it was important for the minister and officials to remember that women's health "is not just obstetrics and gynaecology, or just periods and having babies".
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
I persist, dunking them for longer and longer periods, until the cold finally numbs my blisters.
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
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