Example Sentences

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The device delivers pulse energies of 1.05 nanojoules and pulse durations as short as 147 femtoseconds, all from a photonic chip.

From Science Daily • Jun. 4, 2026

Demand is also resulting in longer contract durations, increasing contract values and more prepayments, he says.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

Designed to bridge gaps in coverage, the plans are typically offered in durations from one to six or even 12 months.

From Barron's • Jan. 15, 2026

Yet he reiterated his “pushback” to “long, exclusive windows” of theatrical releases, in favor of much shorter venue-exclusive durations that go just long enough to qualify their titles for the Oscars.

From Slate • Dec. 5, 2025

“But think of the enormous, immeasurable durations it can give you out of time. Every soma-holiday is a bit of what our ancestors used to call eternity'.” John began to understand.

From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley