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duration

[doo-rey-shuhn, dyoo-] / dʊˈreɪ ʃən, dyʊ- /


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Their estimates for how long prices would have to stay elevated to cause a recession vary from four to 55 weeks, with an average duration of 12 weeks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

The study, published in the journal Science, says the intensity and duration of the violence may inform how early human conflict developed.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

Fix your bond exposure: If your bond fund’s average duration is more than seven years, you are betting inflation returns to 2% fast.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026

This method estimates FM and FFM based on individual characteristics such as height, weight, age, race, gender, history of diabetes, and duration of GLP-1 treatment.

From Science Daily • Apr. 9, 2026

He watches the man upon the stage with a steady, scrutinizing gaze that never wavers through the entire duration of the performance.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern




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