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span

[span] / spæn /




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In a new study published in Nature Health, researchers analyzed more than 400,000 Reddit posts written by nearly 70,000 users over a span of more than five years.

From Science Daily • May 24, 2026

Instead, too many filmmakers took the crowd’s attention span for granted; even the strongest films in competition could delete a half-hour of dead air.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

If you have a better sense of how long you’ll live, you can claim Social Security at the optimal time and adjust your portfolio to match your expected life span.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

The index has lost some of that momentum in May, briefly sliding 6.4% in a two-day span but still leaving stock valuations hovering at historically high levels.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

In the span of a breath, birds arrived, pouring through the window, jostling one another for a chance to get inside.

From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack




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