period
Example Sentences
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At an Ifab meeting in January it was agreed a fixed period should be added to the laws, but there was disagreement over the length of time and strong pushback against two minutes.
From BBC
Here is a summary showing how each company’s sales for the first three quarters of their current fiscal years have increased from the year-earlier periods, and how their profit margins changed:
From MarketWatch
Management has said the bank intends to cancel repurchased shares after three years from the buyback period.
That is compared with a loss of $135.6 million, or 35 cents a share, in the same period last year.
"These clock models could make clinical trials more efficient by identifying individuals who are likely to develop symptoms within a certain period of time," Petersen said.
From Science Daily
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