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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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On the programme one woman said she was "pretty confident" about her holiday to Mallorca this summer but was worried about the potential increases in costs as she commutes to London every fortnight for work.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 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

And Lindblad says he can't wait to get back to racing again in the US in a fortnight.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

The first worry lines appeared within a fortnight; the first wrinkles within a month, and before the year was out, creases abounded.

From "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman



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