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span

noun as in distance, duration

verb as in stretch over

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But having crossed the finish line for the final time, at the end of a career that spanned three decades, Thomas needn't worry about racing anymore.

From BBC

One plaintiff was stopped twice in the span of 10 days, evidence of a “real and immediate threat,” that he or any of the others could be stopped again, the 9th Circuit said.

He made 72 United appearances in total as part of a career than spanned nearly 500 senior games for 11 clubs across five countries.

From BBC

Work on Junction 26 on the M8 - spanning both the eastbound and westbound carriageways - will begin on Monday.

From BBC

In a career spanning 61 years, over 10,000 cartoons, 24 illustrated collections and one Pulitzer, Oliphant established himself as one of the world’s preeminent political cartoonists.

From Salon

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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