timespan

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In another scenario, a person earning about double that would have about $250,000 in the same timespan.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026

Strom further elaborated that the most growth for a galaxy occurs during this period, making the case for why it’s an important timespan to study.

From Salon • Nov. 21, 2023

In a 2021 report on the Joplin derailment, it attributed 592 U.S. derailments over a decade-long timespan to “track geometry,” which includes the distance between the rails and their horizontal and vertical alignment.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 28, 2023

With Unst's Viking heritage, we had always thought of the timespan from the longship to the spaceship.

From BBC • Jul. 21, 2023

"In seven tenth-years, n'ruhar," he began, "we will have—" Some breakfasters were quick to make the connection between the timespan and the previous night's First Sharing, no doubt aided by the little group's satisfied expressions.

From Fearful Symmetry A Terran Empire novel by Wilson, Ann