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The Russian defence ministry said on Friday it would halt fire in the "Kherson sector" for the duration of the ceasefire, without giving details.
From Barron's ● Oct. 27, 2026
No phones for the duration, or talking, singing or other interruptions once the needle hits vinyl until the very last track finishes.
From Salon ● Oct. 24, 2026
The subsequent wave is based on the rise of AI agents that complete tasks with varying degrees of autonomy, complexity and duration.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
"In principle I'm not allowed to criticise Google for the duration of my life," Sofia Liguori told the BBC.
From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026
We stood at attention as he told us that the work we would be doing would last six months and afterward we would be given light tasks for the duration of our terms.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
These may be sold at price discounts as managers of longer-term funds are forced to sell before maturity in order to keep their portfolios’ durations above their own mandated levels.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 7, 2026
Prof Andy Jones, in endurance performance at the University of Exeter, said there were three potential physiological explanations as to why women could perform better over long distances or durations.
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026
"Intolerable heat will be experienced at much larger scales and for longer durations, affecting far more people than previously estimated," the study concluded.
From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026
The device delivers pulse energies of 1.05 nanojoules and pulse durations as short as 147 femtoseconds, all from a photonic chip.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 4, 2026
Rhythm occurs in a melody, in the accompaniment, and uses combinations of short and long durations to create patterns and entire compositions.
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
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