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duration

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


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But those prices and the duration of the shortage have more companies thinking up ways to rely less in the future on the critical component.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 30, 2026

New contracts come with up-front financial commitments, which provide downside protection for the company, allowing Sandisk to lock in customers at rates that could make earnings more predictable over a longer duration.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 30, 2026

And so their constitutional significance lies in their character, not merely their duration.

From Slate • Jun. 29, 2026

"Extreme heat will occur more frequently, for longer duration and with greater intensity as global warming continues."

From Barron's • Jun. 26, 2026

I would grow to dislike Dieter, and he would grow to hate me, but we were, for the duration, bunk- mates—I, unfortunately, in the bed above him.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover




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