period
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By the mid-1980s, the hotel had passed through a period of city ownership and was closed.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026
In the mid-1990s, after a period of dwindling ratings and deteriorating cultural relevance, the WWF embarked on a radical brand pivot.
From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026
That marks the reversal of a 15-year period when company buybacks and mergers-and-acquisitions activity whittled down the actual number of shares out there to invest, giving stocks fuel to keep rising, said McElligott.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026
“This is a difficult period for the market, but by historical standards it remains relatively mild,” says Green, pointing to previous cycles where BTC shed 75%-85% of its value before rebounding to new highs.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
I didn’t know it yet, but he and his mother had moved fourteen times over a period of ten years, and he had become expert at hanging pictures and spackling plaster.
From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman
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