period
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Geoje city saw 124.5mm of rain in a one-hour period, the highest since South Korea's meteorological agency started keeping records for the city in 1972.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
Zeekr was a key growth driver, with sales for the period nearly doubling from a year earlier, while the company’s other major brands faced weaker demand in China.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
The blaze broke out in an area that was ravaged by massive fires in 1911, during a similar period of heatwaves and drought -- and is the country's largest wildfire since then.
From Barron's ● Aug. 16, 2026
For a brief period, the energy being released reached roughly 400 billion times the output of Earth's Sun, surpassing even the most powerful supernovae known to astronomers.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 16, 2026
I might be foggy about my history, but I knew what a fire could do in this time period, and it was devastating.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
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Some parents think that their 9-year-old is too young to be hearing about periods and fertility, without realising that some 9 year olds have already started their periods.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
It also added features that remind teens to take a break if they have been scrolling for long periods, while allowing them to impose daily time limits on their usage.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
And replacing Diablo’s steady power with a combination of solar and batteries would be technically possible but increasingly expensive, particularly during the periods of highest demand, he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
But lengthier and more frequent periods of hot and dry weather are increasingly a challenge.
From Barron's ● Aug. 16, 2026
This is the fastest route and doesn’t come with any of the long waiting periods.
From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi
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