a week

phrase

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

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Karen Pettine, who has owned the Hillcrest Restaurant for 50 years, said the water crisis forced them to close, sometimes for a week at a time. — ABC News, 13 Nov. 2026 Elon Musk acknowledged in October that his company SpaceX had throttled the Starlink internet service in Ukraine for about a week, saying the system couldn’t be used for offensive strikes against Russia. — Samya Kullab, Los Angeles Times, 13 Nov. 2026 Safety in Lavender Heights neighborhood Shahed Mustaz’afeen, who volunteers with Lavender Angels, a group that patrols Lavender Heights two nights a week, was also present. — Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 13 Nov. 2026 While not as thin or long-lasting as the Oura Ring 5, the fourth-gen model is still comfortable enough to wear day and night and delivers a week of battery life on a charge. — Andrew Gebhart, PC Magazine, 13 Nov. 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 14 Nov. 2026.

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