fortnight
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When Sofii Lewis packed a bag for a mother and baby mental health unit, she thought she would be home within a fortnight.
From BBC • Mar. 21, 2026
For a typical mortgage, that means a five-year fixed deal is now £651 more expensive than a fortnight ago, Moneyfacts said.
From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026
Perhaps the quirkiest fortnight in football peaked for Roberto Martinez's side when Ben Watson flicked a 91st-minute header beyond Manchester City stopper Joe Hart to send Wigan fans wild at Wembley.
From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026
Following a fortnight off, Scotland's top flight returns with gameweek 30 of a season as unpredictable as it is enthralling.
From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026
We have a father in England so that we can get all we want from Kathleen O’Connell’s shop and pay when he starts sending the money in a fortnight.
From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt
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