last
verb
to continue existing or happening for or until a particular time
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To continue for a particular amount of time
go back
to have existed since or for a particular time
last out
to manage to stay alive for a particular period of time
run
verb
if an official agreement or document runs until a particular time, you can continue to use it until that date
clock in at
to take a particular amount of time, or to last for a particular amount of time
vocal fry
a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence
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a type of cart pulled by a horse and used in the past for carrying barrels of beer
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a mineral which is mined in a place where there is armed conflict, and sold to help pay for weapons
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