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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a span" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to refer to a distance, duration, or range between two points or events.
Example: "The project will take a span of six months to complete."
Alternatives: "a period" or "a stretch".
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The field was a span of dirt.
The three goals came in a span of 1 49.
Allowed three goals in a span of 14 minutes.
In a span of minutes, the world turned upside down.
"They give you a span of 8 to 12 weeks.
21 of last season — a span of 31 games.
In a span of six months I lost thirty pounds.
The fees increase over a span of several years.
STAMFORD "A Span of Time," paintings by Henriette Simon Picker.
Within a span of days, I became right-handed.
All of this happened within a span of months – a speed unheard of under normal circumstances.
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