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  2. Chronic condition - Wikipedia

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    A chronic condition, on the other hand, usually affects multiple areas of the body, is not fully responsive to treatment, and persists for an extended period of time. [2] Chronic conditions may have periods of remission or relapse where the disease temporarily goes away, or subsequently reappears. Periods of remission and relapse are commonly ...

  3. Aeon - Wikipedia

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    According to Christian universalism, the Greek New Testament scriptures use the word aión (αἰών) to mean a long period and the word aiṓnion (αἰώνιον) to mean "during a long period"; [7] thus, there was a time before the aeons, and the aeonian period is finite. After each person's mortal life ends, they are judged worthy of ...

  4. Sabbatical - Wikipedia

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    A sabbatical (from the Hebrew: שַׁבָּת Šabat (i.e., Sabbath); in Latin sabbaticus; Greek: σαββατικός sabbatikos) is a rest or break from work; "an extended period of time intentionally spent on something that’s not your routine job." [1]

  5. Edging (sexual practice) - Wikipedia

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    It is practiced alone or with a partner and involves the maintenance of a high level of sexual arousal for an extended period without reaching climax. [4] Orgasm control involves either sex partner being in control of the other partner's orgasm, or a person delaying their own orgasm during sexual activity with a partner or through masturbation .

  6. Endurance - Wikipedia

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    Twins Tashi and Nungshi Malik on endurance trek at the foothills of the Himalayas. Endurance (also related to sufferance, forbearance, resilience, constitution, fortitude, persistence, tenacity, steadfastness, perseverance, stamina, and hardiness) is the ability of an organism to exert itself and remain active for a long period of time, as well as its ability to resist, withstand, recover from ...

  7. Time immemorial - Wikipedia

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    Judges determine the common law by pinpointing the legal principles consistently reiterated in previous legal cases over a long period of time. [7] In English law, time immemorial ends and legal memory begins at 1189, the end of the reign of King Henry II, who is associated with the invention of the English common law. [3]

  8. Career break - Wikipedia

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    A career break is usually between one month and two years long. Six months to two years is the most common period of time for a career break. [1] It is also possible to take a mini career break of less than one month, which enables people to try out career break activities without committing to longer periods of time.

  9. Extensive reading - Wikipedia

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    Extensive reading (ER) is the process of reading longer, easier texts for an extended period of time without a breakdown of comprehension, feeling overwhelmed, or the need to take breaks. [1] [2] It stands in contrast to intensive or academic reading, which is focused on a close reading of dense, shorter texts, typically not read for pleasure.