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
The couple used to enjoy an evening out at their local pub once a fortnight, but said it was now something they could not regularly do.
From BBC • May 5, 2026
They have survived a ridicule-filled fortnight which included a fan going viral for drinking from a water bottle labelled 'Arsenal tears' and City striker Erling Haaland calling the Gunners boring on Snapchat.
From BBC • May 2, 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
For near a fortnight there had been so many comings and goings that Robb ordered both portcullises kept up and the drawbridge down between them, even in the dead of night.
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
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