for the period
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The losses were also 10 percent below the 10-year average for the period.
From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026
It also said net margin for the period was -1.1%, turning negative from a sharp decline to 4.9% for 2025 from 8.7% for the previous year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
Free-cash flow for the period amounted to $4.7 billion, up from $4.4 billion in the year-earlier quarter and above the $4.5 billion that analysts were modeling.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 22, 2026
It recorded a net loss of $180 million for the period.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
This motet is a reasonably long one for the period, and so he also moves the ‘home’ of the music to new places during the piece, returning at the very end to where he started.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
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