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[turm] / tɜrm /






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The BBC has been told he has not yet decided whether he wants to seek a fourth term as mayor in 2028.

From BBC Jul. 16, 2026

Kast's approval rating is falling and the government has reduced its forecast for economic growth through 2030 when he will complete his four-year term.

From Barron's Jul. 16, 2026

That means in the immediate term, Riyadh will likely have to divert resources away from its domestic development and into bolstered air defenses, including in counterdrone technology.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 16, 2026

In the near term, the new plans could help carriers add wireless connections.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 15, 2026

He told Americans that his preference was to complete the term to which he’d been elected, but that he longer had enough support to continue.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin

Eleven civilians and 24 soldiers were found guilty of involvement in the coup attempt and received long prison terms in 2024.

From BBC Jul. 15, 2026

This is the number, expressed in percentage terms, that shows the difference between the interest they earn on their assets and the costs they pay depositors and debtholders to borrow money.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 15, 2026

The work doesn’t simply denounce a racist caricature; it changes the terms of its power, restoring the figure’s agency and turning her into a self-emancipating revolutionary.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 15, 2026

EU regulations do not allow trademarking a brand that simply describes a product or service, as that would mean competitors could no longer use those terms in their advertising.

From Barron's Jul. 15, 2026

He has proposed marriage to her in the most flowery terms, but I am sure he is only after her fortune.

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood

It’s not “human cockfighting,” as John McCain termed it in 1996 while pushing for a ban on the sport—preliminary research suggests that both football and boxing cause more brain damage than MMA.

From Slate Jun. 14, 2026

Predicting the weather over the next 72 hours, Krick favors what might generously be termed a historically informed approach and what might ungenerously be dubbed barmy pseudoscience.

From The Wall Street Journal May 28, 2026

Three candidates are competing for an open seat in District 3, where Councilmember Bob Blumenfield has termed out of office.

From Los Angeles Times May 24, 2026

One commentator termed this stock melt-up the “bliss trade.”

From MarketWatch May 22, 2026

Perhaps most revealing of all the hysteria propelling the Red Scare were laws passed by local and state governments throughout the nation that restricted parades and what they termed “radical activity.”

From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler

Durazo is running for the District 1 seat held by Supervisor Hilda Solis, who is terming out after more than a decade on the board.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 3, 2026

In District 3, which covers the southwestern San Fernando Valley including Woodland Hills, Tarzana and Reseda, City Councilmember Bob Blumenfield is terming out, leaving the field open.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 8, 2026

But Ramaphosa said those who wanted to leave were not happy with efforts to address the inequities of the apartheid past, terming their relocation a "sad moment for them".

From BBC May 14, 2025

"Justice will be done," government spokesperson Patrick Muyaya posted on X platform, terming the musician's killing an "abominable act".

From BBC Feb. 14, 2025

McKissick also defended the phrase, terming it an inevitable response to the “dashed hopes and mangled dreams of a people and a result of the ineffectiveness of the nonviolent movement.”

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson




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