During
preposition
While something is happening or for the time that something is happening.
Snow started falling during the night.
Often appears as...
- during the day
- during the holidays
preposition
While something is happening or for the time that something is happening.
Snow started falling during the night.
Often appears as...
- during the day
- during the holidays
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Pro Tip 1/3Time Span
Use 'during' to indicate a specific period when an event occurs, not just a point in time.
She visited several museums during her stay in Paris.
Pro Tip 2/3Overlap of Events
'During' shows that two or more events are happening at the same time.
The child slept during the long flight.
Pro Tip 3/3Event Duration
Indicates an ongoing event which encompasses another event or period.
His interest in music bloomed during his teenage years.
Pro Tip 1/3Time Span
Use 'during' to indicate a specific period when an event occurs, not just a point in time.
She visited several museums during her stay in Paris.
Pro Tip 2/3Overlap of Events
'During' shows that two or more events are happening at the same time.
The child slept during the long flight.
Pro Tip 3/3Event Duration
Indicates an ongoing event which encompasses another event or period.
His interest in music bloomed during his teenage years.
Pro Tip 1/3Time Span
Use 'during' to indicate a specific period when an event occurs, not just a point in time.
She visited several museums during her stay in Paris.
Pro Tip 2/3Overlap of Events
'During' shows that two or more events are happening at the same time.
The child slept during the long flight.
Pro Tip 3/3Event Duration
Indicates an ongoing event which encompasses another event or period.
His interest in music bloomed during his teenage years.
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The five major world...
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There are no reflective surfaces, all water is in opaque containers, and most importantly, they're not allowed to communicate among themselves. Though they do see each other during each morning's head count. Nevertheless, they all know no one would ever risk trying to leave
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Bring on the learning...
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What happens during a...
is the world's leading killer. So what causes a heart attack? Like all muscles, the heart needs oxygen, and during a heart attack, it can't get enough. Fatty deposits, or plaques, develop on the walls of our coronary arteries.
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Watch One Family's...
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I said goodbye and I said again, same thing I said to him the first time, I love you and thank you. So if I had to name the emotions I was feeling during this encounter,
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to pair their instincts and experience with real-world analytics the results of the drivers are getting home earlier to see their families mileage is down which is good for profits in the environment customer satisfaction is actually up and they've been saving lives through an insight that they didn't have which is most accidents were happening during
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The five major world...
At the Passover meal, every item on the menu symbolizes an aspect of the escape from slavery. The importance of growing up is emphasized when young people reach the age of bar and bat mitzvah, ceremonies during which they assume responsibility for their actions and celebrate the weaving of their own lives
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Why is it so hard to...
that make them resistant to chemotherapy and radiation. In theory, even if the rest of the tumor shrinks beyond detection during treatment, a single residual cancer stem cell could seed the growth of a new tumor. Figuring out how to target these stubborn cells might help prevent cancers from coming back.
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How does asthma work? -...
and have helped many people live better lives. Although we've come a long way in improving how we treat and diagnose asthma, we still don't know its exact causes. We currently believe that a combination of genetic and environmental factors play a role, potentially acting during early childhood.
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Can you solve the...
There are no reflective surfaces, all water is in opaque containers, and most importantly, they're not allowed to communicate among themselves. Though they do see each other during each morning's head count. Nevertheless, they all know no one would ever risk trying to leave
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Bring on the learning...
But this is a crisis of, not natural resources -- though I believe that's true -- but a crisis of human resources. I believe fundamentally, as many speakers have said during the past few days, that we make very poor use of our talents.
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What happens during a...
is the world's leading killer. So what causes a heart attack? Like all muscles, the heart needs oxygen, and during a heart attack, it can't get enough. Fatty deposits, or plaques, develop on the walls of our coronary arteries.
Video examples
Watch One Family's...
Katie said to me if something happens to me during the transplant I don't want you to be upset I was probably a lot more nervous than she was once we make a decision there's no going
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How blood pressure works...
and at least 2.5 billion times during an average lifetime. That may sound like an insurmountable amount of pressure, but don't worry, your arteries are well suited for the challenge.
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A whale saved my life PIPE...
I said goodbye and I said again, same thing I said to him the first time, I love you and thank you. So if I had to name the emotions I was feeling during this encounter,
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Evel Knievel
American Entertainer
If you fall during your life, it doesn't matter. You're never a failure as long as you try to get up.
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During the first period of a man's life the greatest danger is not to take the risk.
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Antonio Conte
Italian Coach
Every coach, during a game, it is important to understand the situation to change.
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Michael Douglas
American Actor
During my first marriage, my career was the most important thing in my life.
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Hunter S. Thompson
American Journalist
I have a theory that the truth is never told during the nine-to-five hours.
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Woody Harrelson
American Actor
Well for six years during Cheers I couldn't get another job.
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Clive Owen
English Actor
Belfast during the Troubles looked like a different world.
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Canadian Athlete
I've learned that I can be calm during important points.
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Rarely ever see or meet the writer during shooting.
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