period
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At four-year private colleges, tuition and fees over this period rose from $2,291 to $39,307.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026
For the second quarter—typically a strong period for airlines as travelers book and take summer vacations—Wall Street is looking for EPS of $2.15 on revenue of $1.96 billion.
From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026
The company brought in revenue of $111.7 billion in the first quarter, up 1.9% from $109.6 billion in the same period a year ago and against a FactSet estimate of $109.4 billion.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 21, 2026
In many ways, this change simply reflects how the lives of everyone on the planet have evolved in the same time period.
From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026
Just before the bell rang for first period, my phone buzzed.
From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows
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