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  • noun Plural form of period.

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Examples

  • Even regress is seen to be a necessary incident in progress, and the seasons which we call periods of decadence to be occasions in which the spirit progresses in secret, recruiting itself not by idleness or rest, but genuinely refreshing and recreating itself.

    Progress and History Francis Sydney Marvin 1903

  • I am in direct contact with several hundred of my SEAL Teammates whose collective experience covers virtually all time periods from the Korean War to the present; I can quickly contact those individuals to verify any specific names, events, or other claims offered by Mr. WINNIN/WINNEN.

    Heroes or Villains? 2010

  • Is part of the law an audit requirement where I have to check on the gun at certain periods and report the status (in effect register the gun) to someone?

    The Volokh Conspiracy » Mayor Bloomberg’s gun show bill 2010

  • It is invariably difficult to tell right from wrong here just as it was always difficult to tell right from wrong in periods of civil discord anywhere

    Neighborhoods of Merida 2009

  • It is invariably difficult to tell right from wrong here just as it was always difficult to tell right from wrong in periods of civil discord anywhere

    Neighborhoods of Merida 2009

  • I am in direct contact with several hundred of my SEAL Teammates whose collective experience covers virtually all time periods from the Korean

    SEAN MICHAEL HERRIN 2010

  • •Come on back: Georgia coaches can get a retention bonus of up to $50,000 if they stay on staff for certain periods of time, the term of which varies by coach.

    Assistant football coaches see pay rise with unique clauses 2009

  • I am in direct contact with several hundred of my SEAL Teammates whose collective experience covers virtually all time periods from the Korean War to the present; I can quickly contact those individuals to verify any specific names, events, or other claims offered by Mr. BRIGGS.

    GARY M BRIGGS 2010

  • It is invariably difficult to tell right from wrong here just as it was always difficult to tell right from wrong in periods of civil discord anywhere

    Neighborhoods of Merida 2009

  • I am in direct contact with several hundred of my SEAL Teammates whose collective experience covers virtually all time periods from the Korean

    Robert Edward Dolan 2010

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