elapsed

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Sometimes, the differential is simply about the time elapsed: A stunning silver pitcher by the aforementioned Revere with accompanying documentation was estimated to bring—at auction, as the experts always caution—between $25,000 and $60,000.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

IHR said Mohammadi had 20 days to appeal under the law but warned there had in the past been cases of people being executed before this period elapsed.

From Barron's • Feb. 12, 2026

By the time the agents shoved me into that unmarked SUV, three minutes and 30 seconds had elapsed.

From Slate • Jan. 23, 2026

While two centuries may have elapsed, "the characters and the emotional journeys that they go on really feel like they haven't aged at all," she says.

From BBC • Dec. 13, 2025

In the disposition of capital cases in the United States, the median elapsed time between sentence and execution is approximately seventeen months.

From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote