as in throughout
in the course of we wrote notes during the boring lecture

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Recent Examples of during Save 35% during the Prime Big Deals sale and boost productivity for less. Jade Chung-Lee, PC Magazine, 8 Oct. 2025 There’s plenty of risk with Porter, as his early career was mired with offseason incidents that eventually led him to playing in Greece during the 2024 season. Stan Son, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025 The center of Priscilla is forecast to move parallel to, but offshore of, the coast of west-central Mexico and Baja California Sur during the next couple of days. Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 7 Oct. 2025 Oceanco also grabbed headlines by signing a contract with Lloyd’s Register during the show for the classification and certification of a 427-foot yacht, which will be the largest ever built the Dutch shipyard. Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 7 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for during
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  • Hershey’s Chocolate World also adds a layer of fall fun with trick-or-treating throughout the world’s largest candy store, character meet-and-greets, and new treats to try.
    Beth Luberecki, USA Today, 4 Oct. 2025
  • But on Friday, the Supreme Court shot down that mandate, leaving hundreds of thousands even more fearful of what might happen next as immigration officers round up Venezuelans with TPS throughout the country.
    Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 4 Oct. 2025
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  • The agency separately released recommended shipping dates for customers who want their packages to arrive by Christmas Day.
    Michelle Del Rey, Louisville Courier Journal, 4 Oct. 2025
  • The individual pretending to be a deputy first instructed the user to pay the money by PayPal, but then instructed the man to use an ATM and provided a QR code, according to the complaint.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 4 Oct. 2025

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“During.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/during. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.

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