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as in tenure
a fixed period of time during which a person holds a job or position elected for a two-year term as mayor

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as in word
a pronounceable series of letters having a distinct meaning especially in a particular field what's the term for the odd feeling that you've experienced an event before?

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plural of term
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as in tenures
a fixed period of time during which a person holds a job or position elected for a two-year term as mayor

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a pronounceable series of letters having a distinct meaning especially in a particular field what's the term for the odd feeling that you've experienced an event before?

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present tense third-person singular of term

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This is not a sentence that I have been accustomed to typing in recent years—not since President Trump, during his first term, engineered a six-Justice conservative super-majority. Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 21 Apr. 2025 President Trump and his team have floated the idea of firing Powell, who Mr. Trump tapped to lead the central bank during his first term in 2017. Alain Sherter, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2025
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This created what's termed a natural experiment, in that the populations born a few weeks on either side of this data should be roughly equivalent in terms of health risks and cumulative exposure. John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 3 Apr. 2025 Look for: 24/7 support through multiple channels Straightforward refund policies Comprehensive revision terms Strong plagiarism guarantees The best EssayPro competitors offer robust guarantees that simplify the revision and refund process when problems occur. Rowan Briggs, Mercury News, 25 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for term

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