fortnight
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Within a fortnight of Kebatu's release, it emerged that two other men had been freed in error - both from the same prison, London's HMP Wandsworth.
From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026
The incident comes less than a fortnight after a person died in the south-eastern Var region following a collision between a regional train and a truck.
From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026
With numerous players already dropping out of their country's international commitments over the next fortnight, does the break provide some much-needed relief or a break in momentum?
From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026
Fitzpatrick - already a major winner with his 2022 US Open triumph - will spend the next fortnight honing his game for the demands of the Masters.
From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026
“I’ve been writing to Dumbledore twice a day for the past fortnight, but he won’t budge. If he’d just been prepared to persuade the boy, I might still be...Well, maybe Scrimgeour will have more success.”
From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling
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