duration

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This is roughly half the duration of previous mission plans.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

The wild card, however, is the duration of the war and the impact of a sustained bump in fuel prices.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

He said that while the attack on Iran had been anticipated, its timing and the duration of the war that has ensued were surprising.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

Esmaeil Baqaei said Iran had "had no negotiations with America in these thirty-one days," referring to the duration of the war.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

I would grow to dislike Dieter, and he would grow to hate me, but we were, for the duration, bunk- mates—I, unfortunately, in the bed above him.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover