period
Example Sentences
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By attacking in a more structured way, City would likely lose the ball less, resulting in fewer periods that require intense defending and fewer chances conceded.
From BBC
After a promising first half, the Red Devils were forced to defend for almost the entirety of the second period.
From Barron's
Filtering that further, when the U.S. economy wasn’t in recession around a rate cut, the average 12-month return for the S&P 500 increased to 18%, with gains in all 21 periods.
From Barron's
Both companies said that after the pandemic-era emergency rules ended in 2023, they denied more early refills than in the period the Journal studied.
"The Queen lived a very long time and her life chronicles this period where British fashion really emerged," says de Guitaut.
From BBC
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