for a time
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Then Saturn and Neptune will also be visible for a time in the evening rather than the morning sky.
From BBC ● Nov. 14, 2026
The strongest winds will be in north-east Scotland where gusts will touch 50-60mph for a time.
From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2026
“Inflation is too high. It will likely be necessary to keep the policy rate elevated for a time, and we are prepared to raise the policy rate if needed,” Gov. Ida Wolden Bache said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026
Acton has said that for a time the family lived in a tent before she and her brother moved in with their biological father.
From Salon ● Oct. 22, 2026
Neither man—or rather neither he nor Garland—spoke for a time, and then Garland cleared his throat, coughed nervously.
From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick
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