twelvemonth
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The other three gain and lose little more than a twelvemonth on him.
From The Guardian • Jan. 23, 2013
A twelvemonth sinceI knew her not at all.Our hearths were crowded thenbut now it is fittingthat one of them bides cold.A fire shared is a fire cheaper by far.
From The Guardian • Jun. 28, 2010
One Year's Reading contains the jottings that "B.B.," then 77, made at the end of every long day over a twelvemonth span.
From Time Magazine Archive
On the eve of the New Year he announced his third and biggest deal of the twelvemonth.
From Time Magazine Archive
After the scandal had been growing for a twelvemonth, Leo again wrote to Caietano to summon Doctor Martin before him, and, after diligent examination, to condemn or absolve him as might prove requisite.
From A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume II by Lea, Henry Charles
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