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- noun Plural form of
fortnight .
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Examples
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The chap who lives here, came home on a fortnights leave from France.
Work Camp 1203 L 2010
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Minding Moore in Mexico remains one of the most memorable fortnights of my life.
My dream job as Bobby Moore's minder for a fortnight | Frank Keating 2011
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| Reply although it would be nice to have a bit more of a sense of humor about this nutty story (maybe I misinterpreted the attempt, Frank), but Frank and Marc have done an absolutely marvelous job of serving up informative topics covered with great civility, fairness, openness, and encouragement of contrarian opinion these past few fortnights - great job guys; you'll be missed ...
Fox News Carries Story Claiming Aliens Saved Earth - NASA Watch 2009
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"The RBI is unlikely to act further before the next policy with or without gasoline-price hikes as its 75 basis point cash reserve ratio hike is spaced over the next two fortnights and would be followed by surplus liquidity falling further in the second and third week of March due to tax outflows," Mr. Saggar said.
India Inflation Up 8.56% in January Anant Vijay Kala 2010
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I completely disagree with her judgement and she is doing a follow up visit here in our home in a fortnights time.
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UK art department here, the world has changed guys, we have no unions, no health insurance, no pensions, no holiday pay, no per diems, no overtime pay, 6 day weeks/13 day fortnights, ten week shoots with 18 hour days - we're the hardest working crews in the world.
How James Cameron Put Down a Mutiny on the Set of Aliens | /Film 2009
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Market forces, they assured our grand parents, would correct that business cycle downturn in a few fortnights.
Stephen Herrington: Republicans Flunk History and Economics, Pass Drama 2009
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Those fortnights are upon us, and I suspect that 2009 will be remembered as the year that newspapers, followed by magazines and other content creators, realized that further rounds of cost-cutting will not stave off the hangman.
Walter Isaacson: A Bold, Old Idea for Saving Journalism 2009
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I completely disagree with her judgement and she is doing a follow up visit here in our home in a fortnights time.
Patronising health visitors, new phones and hopefully a new car « MeltedMoment's Weblog 2009
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If I am worried about finishing, I do sometimes divide the remaining time into weeks or fortnights and set deadlines for each to ensure I will deliver the book on time.
Writer Unboxed » Blog Archive » INTERVIEW: Juliet Marillier, Part 1 2006
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