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
In the past twelvemonth the nation's psychological climate had changed significantly.
From Time Magazine Archive
For the sixth time in a twelvemonth, Japanese were perturbed, last week, at the recurrence of an awful but now chronic scandal: personal appeal by a mere subject to the Divine Emperor.
From Time Magazine Archive
Suffice it to say that a bill was brought in for restraining the South Sea directors and officers from leaving the kingdom for a twelvemonth.
From The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 2 by Frederick Whymper
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