fortnight
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This wave of pressure was sparked after video clips were shared online over a fortnight ago that appeared to show vigilante groups harassing people they believed were in South Africa illegally.
From BBC • May 7, 2026
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 following fortnight saw the best Quidditch practices Harry had known as Captain.
From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling
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