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interval

[in-ter-vuhl] / ˈɪn tər vəl /


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It will be an extended international interval across the end of September and start of October to cut the number of breaks during the club season.

From BBC Aug. 16, 2026

Mr. Meyer’s puts a welcome focus on Arendt’s Paris years, which other writers have treated as an interval between German apprenticeship and American fame.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 7, 2026

Redemption requests peppering private-credit interval funds have generated opportunities for secondary buyers hoping to acquire discounted assets by providing cash that fund managers can return to investors.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 6, 2026

With this, Saints finally gained some possession and repeat sets and McColm went over just before the interval.

From BBC Aug. 6, 2026

As long as your key signature is correct, you do not have to worry about whether an interval is major, minor, or perfect.

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

The Rumbler interacts with a standard police siren, which generates around 110 to 120 decibels, and amplifies that sound through its speakers in eight-second intervals.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 10, 2026

Pharrell’s ad-libs and inserts interrupting the groove at perfect intervals to wake up the dancefloor.

From Salon Aug. 6, 2026

Oddly, she appears as a sort of confidante with whom Odysseus speaks at intervals, and might be a figment of his imagination.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 15, 2026

For each contract, the researchers collected its order book at 15-minute intervals, enabling them to determine the impact of trade size on a contract’s price.

From MarketWatch Jul. 13, 2026

It also leads many other music traditions to prefer tunings other than equal temperament, particularly tunings in which some of the important intervals are based on the pure, simple-ratio intervals of physics.

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




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