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for the duration1Until the end of something, especially a war.He trained for and entered the Royal Navy for the duration of the First World War....- They receive only travelling expenses plus board and lodging for the duration of the session.
- Highways chiefs expect to keep both lanes open for the duration of the project which is scheduled to last until December this year.
1.1 informal For a very long time: once she sits down on that settee, she’ll be there for the duration...- Having been one of the last in I managed to be one of the first out, but as I looked behind me it appeared as if many of the mobsters were there for the duration.
- Then she's held down protectively by her friend for the duration.
- One of the aforementioned New York Friends offered to put me up in his new house for the duration.
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