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fortnight

[fawrt-nahyt, -nit] / ˈfɔrtˌnaɪt, -nɪt /
NOUN
fourteen nights and days; two weeks
Synonyms
STRONGEST
half-month two weeks
Antonyms


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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

Because transporting oil is a slow process, price movements in the wholesale markets take about a fortnight to show at the pump.

From BBC • May 5, 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 past fortnight has shown why pro golf can be a very attractive sporting product.

From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026

This usually went on for at least a fortnight, by the end of which four or five items from each Junior and Senior year would have ended up in the billiards room.

From "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro



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