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[turm] / tɜrm /






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Additional research will be needed to determine whether encouraging greater cultural engagement leads to lasting improvements in health and healthier aging over the long term.

From Science Daily Jul. 15, 2026

Cole was told he would serve a minimum term of 29 years in prison while Williamson was to serve at least 28 years.

From BBC Jul. 15, 2026

"The export boom just continues to beat expectations, and it will likely remain strong in the short term," he added.

From Barron's Jul. 15, 2026

I called Gao Shanwen back in 2019, early in Xi Jinping’s second term, when disappointment over Beijing’s failure to reform its state sector was curdling into something closer to alarm.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 14, 2026

They were also encouraged not to settle for old-fashioned and “bourgeois” gender roles—“bourgeois” being a catchall term for the upper middle classes of Imperial Russia who’d aspired to wealth and luxury.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein

"This is the first Amazon Leo agreement of this kind in Africa," the company said, without disclosing financial terms.

From Barron's Jul. 15, 2026

The work doesn’t simply denounce a racist caricature; it changes the terms of its power, restoring the figure’s agency and turning her into a self-emancipating revolutionary.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 15, 2026

Under the terms of the deal, Thames' lenders wanted leniency from future pollution fines in return for writing off £9.4bn of its debt pile and investing new money.

From BBC Jul. 15, 2026

The centre-back, 23, has still yet to agree personal terms or complete a medical, with other Premier League clubs having shown an interest.

From BBC Jul. 14, 2026

On May 19, 2005—a month before the terms were finalized—Mike Burry did his first subprime mortgage deals.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

To the public, Greenspan was known for his impenetrably cryptic speaking style and for the relative tranquility in the American economy during his tenure, which has been termed “the great moderation” despite recurrent short-term crises.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 25, 2026

It’s not “human cockfighting,” as John McCain termed it in 1996 while pushing for a ban on the sport—preliminary research suggests that both football and boxing cause more brain damage than MMA.

From Slate Jun. 14, 2026

Asked about Burnham's ambitions, Lord Hermer refused to engage in what he termed speculation.

From BBC Jun. 5, 2026

Prosecutors had asked for a stiff sentence for what they termed a “massive fraud” that involved hundreds of thousands of victims.

From The Wall Street Journal May 26, 2026

The former plants are termed self-incompatible hermaphrodites; the latter, dioecious species.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

She's one of a growing number planning to take regular career breaks, or "grown-up gap years", which many are terming "mini retirement".

From BBC Jun. 30, 2026

Councilmember Bob Blumenfield is terming out in District 3, leaving the race to represent the southwestern San Fernando Valley open to a newcomer.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 14, 2026

Board members left the door open for Carvalho’s return by terming Chait an “acting superintendent,” to fill in temporarily.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 2, 2026

"Justice will be done," government spokesperson Patrick Muyaya posted on X platform, terming the musician's killing an "abominable act".

From BBC Feb. 14, 2025

In fact, by terming it a 'problem', I perhaps overstate the matter.

From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro




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