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span

[span] / spæn /




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Shares have now closed higher in eight consecutive trading sessions, gaining 51% in that span.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

Nevertheless, last month, the Louisiana Public Service Commission voted to let Sleca abandon the biggest section of camps—a 31-mile span of power line that services 158 meters near Lake De Cade, including the Boss family’s.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

The companies will work together on the development of Google’s tensor processing units through 2031, and Broadcom will supply networking and other components for Google AI racks over that multiyear span.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026

She is expected to meet Xi later in her six-day trip which will span Shanghai, Nanjing and Beijing.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

The Hummingbird’s span was barely narrower than the ship’s corridor.

From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer




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