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period

[peer-ee-uhd] / ˈpɪər i əd /




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Using this material, researchers were able to reconstruct the genetic profile of a small group of Neanderthals who lived at the same location, north of the Carpathians, during the same time period.

From Science Daily • Apr. 22, 2026

Wide receiver Leland Smith was not wearing a black non-contact jersey Tuesday but was not involved in much of the team period activity.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

"We've got a critical period of time where the crocodylomorph group were rapidly evolving, but we have no fossils. These are some of those critical fossils," he said.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

It reported $4.9 billion in capital expenditures for its continuing operations during the period.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 22, 2026

Just when I was good and boiling, the double study period ended.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin




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