interval

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Manchester City demolished Liverpool in an 18-minute period which spanned the half-time break, scoring twice either side of the interval following an evenly matched opening half an hour.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

Cathie Wood’s ARK Venture interval fund has a nearly 18% stake in SpaceX.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

But private-credit shops that run interval funds and business development companies also draw on credit lines extended by banks to cover the outflows.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

They also identified other plankton species that evolved during the same interval.

From Science Daily • Mar. 15, 2026

Always remember, though, that it is the actual distance in half steps between the notes that determines the type of interval, not whether the notes are written as natural, sharp, or double-sharp.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones