span a period
Frequency: 7.19.1 per million words
To last or extend across a particular length of time.
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Examples (10)
- The film spans a period of 40 years of Castro's rule.
- Her career has spanned a period of great technological change.
- The historical novel spans a period from the late 19th to early 20th century.
- Our research project is designed to span a period of five years.
- The company's growth has spanned a period of economic recession and recovery.
- This documentary spans a period documenting the evolution of jazz music.
- The archaeological dig will span a period of several months next year.
- The new policy will span a period that includes both current and future employees.
- His artistic development spanned a period of intense personal transformation.
- The construction work is expected to span a period of approximately two years.