duration

Example Sentences

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All sides described the talks as constructive, but there has been no announcement that Russia had agreed to pause its attacks for the duration of the extreme cold currently gripping the region.

From BBC

The loan’s duration can be as long as 30 years.

From Barron's

Under a longstanding policy, the company does not “lobby for or against policies or legislation that would determine the basis for or duration of an individual’s incarceration or detention,” Todd noted.

From Salon

“When you have higher yields in longer duration assets, it does affect pricing in the stock market,” she said.

From MarketWatch

That leaves the “futures duration curve in a steep backwardation dynamic” — meaning the current price is higher than prices for contracts for delivery further out in the future, Richey told MarketWatch.

From MarketWatch