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period

[peer-ee-uhd] / ˈpɪər i əd /




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Called both postmedieval and early modern, the Renaissance glitters as a bridge period that helped bring about the modern age.

From The Wall Street Journal

The numbers show preliminary results from the initial period of the survey’s outreach to households.

From The Wall Street Journal

Industry analysts have speculated that the exclusivity period is due to a change in the US chart rules, where songs streamed on YouTube will no longer count towards the Top 100.

From BBC

The period leading up to the Super Bowl is consistently the largest consumption event for avocados and guacamole in the United States, according to Avocados From Mexico.

From MarketWatch

They seldom mention one of his warnings: Haugen found several long periods—one lasting the better part of three decades—in which boring stocks failed to outperform.

From The Wall Street Journal