fortnight

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The two strikes came less than a fortnight after a large-scale, coordinated offensive by jihadists and separatists on junta positions, which plunged the west African country into a fresh security crisis.

From Barron's • May 7, 2026

Without him, Liverpool need others to take responsibility and notably the focus will intensify on Alexander Isak and Florian Wirtz as they take on United, Chelsea and Aston Villa over the next fortnight.

From BBC • May 1, 2026

When the war began a fortnight later, however, and hedge funds rushed to not just deleverage their books but to de-gross them, gold slumped.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 22, 2026

The US rapper had a string of performances in Europe lined up over the coming months, but several have been cancelled or postponed in the last fortnight.

From Barron's • Apr. 20, 2026

Vincent thought he’d be in the hospital only for a fortnight, but he doesn’t get better as quickly as he and the doctors had hoped, so the two weeks stretch into three and a half.

From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman