period
A length of time in history seen as a single coherent entity; an epoch, era.
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Has anyone other than Sean Burke ever had 2 fighting majors 2 seconds apart?14:36 and 14:38 of the second period.
Extinctions are just the period at the end.
2. We also don't know how people were infected (on the ship? on land?) & when, given long incubation period. WHO is working on this info. 3. No vaccine or specific antiviral (which is why we need to maintain investmen…
ANYWAYS so yeah, there ain't no child in the history of existence too "fast" for adults who ain't attracted to children. Point blank period, and suck ya mudda pussyclot about it, ho eass niggas 🖕🏾😇
not a good day to be in the heightened senses part of my period oh my god there is so much talking going on at the office
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A length of time in history seen as a single coherent entity; an epoch, era.
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“Has anyone other than Sean Burke ever had 2 fighting majors 2 seconds apart?14:36 and 14:38 of the second period.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Extinctions are just the period at the end.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“2. We also don't know how people were infected (on the ship? on land?) & when, given long incubation period. WHO is working on this info. 3. No vaccine or specific antiviral (which is why we need to maintain investment in infectious disease research). High mortality rate. (2/3)”
— Bluesky· May 2026“like, "Period. Better than Saturday."”
“Mhm. So watch your mouth. Yeah, period.”
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A length of time.
There was a period of confusion following the announcement.
“ANYWAYS so yeah, there ain't no child in the history of existence too "fast" for adults who ain't attracted to children. Point blank period, and suck ya mudda pussyclot about it, ho eass niggas 🖕🏾😇”
— Bluesky· May 2026“not a good day to be in the heightened senses part of my period oh my god there is so much talking going on at the office”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Quick reminder: Google Analytics is free because you're the product. Your visitors' data gets fed into Google's ad machine. With GhostlyX, your data stays yours. Period. ghostlyx.com #DataPrivacy #WebAnalytics #PrivacyFirst #SaaS”
— Bluesky· May 2026“You're hitting a period of chinese history I'm less familiar with there. I could be wrong but wasn't Zhang He's time during the ROT3K? Did the europeans really pop up that early?”
— Bluesky· May 2026“That theory needs to be held accountable *as a theory* and the people who promoted it, and continue to promote it, need to be similarly held accountable — in terms of their fitness to lead, or speak for, the nominal left in a period of immense, complicated challenges. </end>”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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(now, chiefly, North America, Philippines) The punctuation mark “.” (indicating the ending of a sentence or marking an abbreviation).
Period means: The punctuation mark "." (indicating the ending of a sentence or marking an abbreviation).. It is mainly Philippine English and may not be understood outside that context. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than risky behaviour. If your teen uses it, context will usually make the intent clear. A short, curious question about where they heard it is usually all that is needed to know whether to follow up.
period means: The punctuation mark "." (indicating the ending of a sentence or marking an abbreviation).. Register: informal, Philippine English. Often not understood outside its region; gloss the word on first use when writing for an international audience. A common learner mistake is using the word in a register it does not fit, or assuming a single global meaning; native speakers immediately notice when slang appears in formal contexts, so always check the surrounding register before producing it yourself.
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