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[peer-ee-uhd] / ˈpɪər i əd /




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Mississippian potters of the period commonly mixed crushed freshwater shell or fragments of older pottery, known as grog, into their clay.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026

There is a five-year federal lookback period for certain Medicaid long-term-care transfers.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 2026

The average equity market fundraising completed over the first nine months was much larger than over the comparable period in 2021—the highest-volume equity capital market year on record.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

For the first two years, that's 30 movies annually, and for the remaining period it has to release 32 films each year.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

He had told his investors that they might need to be patient—that the bet might not pay off until the mortgages issued in 2005 reached the end of their teaser rate period.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

“Importantly, management has historically proven conservative at the outset of strategic periods, with guidance subsequently upgraded through the cycle,” they add.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

While locals are used to periods of low water, this particular spell is alarming, with the record low of 1906 set to be surpassed imminently.

From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026

Perimenopause, external, which commonly begins around the age of 46, is when women experience menopause symptoms while still having periods.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

Christine Idzelis compared this year’s jump in yields with previous periods of bond-market turmoil and considered whether bond investors are overshooting the mark as they anticipate further interest-rate increases by the Federal Reserve.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026

The rest of my periods drag painfully long.

From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh




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