fortnight
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Within a fortnight of Kebatu's release, it emerged that two other men had been freed in error - both from the same prison, London's HMP Wandsworth.
From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026
Reform's policy proposal comes a fortnight after the United Nations General Assembly backed a resolution declaring the transatlantic slave trade "the gravest crime against humanity".
From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026
Her Easter sermon comes just shy of a fortnight after her installation as the first female Archbishop of Canterbury, during which she said her teenage self could "never have imagined the future that lay ahead".
From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026
In a fortnight where Europe-chasing rivals United drew two blanks in three league games, Arsenal hit 10 across two games to overhaul their goal difference deficit.
From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026
The first worry lines appeared within a fortnight; the first wrinkles within a month, and before the year was out, creases abounded.
From "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman
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