a week

idiom

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

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After the parade came the rally at the stadium, which a week ago featured an 18-inning thriller in Game Three — tying it for the longest World Series game ever. Steve Futterman, NPR, 4 Nov. 2025 Vanity Fair bumped back its internal deadline a week for the November issue, Guiducci’s first, because the pages were not ready in time. Max Tani, semafor.com, 3 Nov. 2025 That did not happen in my house, where the workdays were long, everyone’s calendars were packed and a bad cold threw off our schedule for a week. Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2025 The Dolphins are also expected to listen to offers for fellow pass rusher Bradley Chubb, who might also be moved for a draft pick, and possibly cornerback Rasul Douglas, who was acquired a week before the regular season started and turned into one of the team’s top performers. Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 3 Nov. 2025 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 6 Nov. 2025.

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