fortnight
noun
fort·night
ˈfȯrt-ˌnīt 
: a period of 14 days : two weeks
They stayed with us for a fortnight.
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But this risks turning a fortnight of brutal strikes into another longer term loss to Israeli prestige.
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Nick Paton Walsh, CNN, 28 Sep. 2024
For the three-part Castaway, Schofield spent a fortnight by himself on the island of Madagascar, filming himself with a camera crew stationed on another island.
—Caroline Frost, Deadline, 28 Sep. 2024
Fermin Lopez was originally injured while on international duty with Spain's U21 outfit exactly a fortnight ago.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 17 Sep. 2024
And the past fortnight has brought reports of a Venezuelan gang seizing control of an apartment complex in Aurora, a suburb of Denver, Colorado.
—The Week Uk, theweek, 15 Sep. 2024
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Nick Paton Walsh, CNN, 28 Sep. 2024
For the three-part Castaway, Schofield spent a fortnight by himself on the island of Madagascar, filming himself with a camera crew stationed on another island.
—Caroline Frost, Deadline, 28 Sep. 2024
Fermin Lopez was originally injured while on international duty with Spain's U21 outfit exactly a fortnight ago.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 17 Sep. 2024
And the past fortnight has brought reports of a Venezuelan gang seizing control of an apartment complex in Aurora, a suburb of Denver, Colorado.
—The Week Uk, theweek, 15 Sep. 2024
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fortnight
noun
fort·night
ˈfōrt-ˌnīt
ˈfȯrt-
: a period of 14 days : two weeks
fortnightly
adverb or adjective
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Etymology
Old English fēowertȳne niht "fourteen nights"
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