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- noun finance  The optimal date to exercise an American option (or aBermudan option ).
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								Many are in the shape of proverbs, e.g. _Longe fugit qui suos fugit_, _gnothi seauton_, The History of Roman Literature From the earliest period to the death of Marcus Aurelius Charles Thomas Cruttwell 1879 
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								Trouble was it was engraved, "To Chuck; Tempus fugit," except the "fugit" was worn down and looked at first glance like "To Chuck; Tempus fucks." The Art of Crime The Daily Growler 2006 
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								Time, and how one chooses to spend it, is really the issue here, for one doesn't arrive at this stage of life without a keenly felt awareness that tempus fugit. 'Are You Dating Yet?' Wendy Dennis 2010 
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								Jen and I try to maintain a near-constant state of denial about the imminent end of "Lost," but it must be said: after tonight's show, we'll have only three episodes left before the May 23 finale and, tempus fugit, time is a'wasting and there are questions yet to be answered. 
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								Well, tempus fugit, as the ancient Romans used to cuss. 
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								Nor all your Tears wash out a Word of it tempus fugit carpe diem 
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								Apart from the fact that the denouement felt a bit rushed and tempus fugit maximus quickly towards the end of the book this was a great, unputdownable read and I was then intrigued to look up some background on original events. The Angel Makers 2007 
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								Apart from the fact that the denouement felt a bit rushed and tempus fugit maximus quickly towards the end of the book this was a great, unputdownable read and I was then intrigued to look up some background on original events. The Angel Makers 2007 
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								Apart from the fact that the denouement felt a bit rushed and tempus fugit maximus quickly towards the end of the book this was a great, unputdownable read and I was then intrigued to look up some background on original events. 
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								The clock is supposed to remind us that tempus fugit, it confronts us with our own mortality. Archive 2008-09-01 Miglior acque 2008 
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