a week

idiom

: each week
I volunteer at the school once a week.

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The shooting inside the El Catracho sports bar in Hollis was the fourth bloody attack to take place at a city nightspot in a week. Rebecca White, New York Daily News, 21 Feb. 2026 A little more than a week before the deadly shooting at Apalachee High School, Colt Gray had an anxiety attack at school, jurors were told during testimony in his father’s trial on Friday. Jozsef Papp, AJC.com, 21 Feb. 2026 The weekly grocery bill has been around $500 with both kids living at home, and the family usually orders delivery twice a week, rotating between Chinese and Indian food, which typically costs $70, including leftovers. Eliza Shapiro, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2026 Employees have to be in the office four days a week. Matthew Geiger, Denver Post, 21 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for a week

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“A week.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/a%20week. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.

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