period
Example Sentences
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But because meningitis has an incubation period of up to 10 days, more time is needed before the outbreak can be declared over, he said.
From BBC
“This is significant because it’s one of the first economic indicators we’ll get that cover the period since the conflict began,” Deutsche Bank economists said in a note.
He will have to serve a period of 'gardening leave' before joining another team, the length of which will have to be negotiated between himself, Audi and potentially a future employer.
From BBC
The plans are subject to a 90-day comment period before they can be finalized, so they could still change.
Fuel surcharges are indexed to the fuel prices published by the Energy Department, which allows FedEx to protect profitability during periods of volatility, he adds.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
