Acute pericarditis usually lasts less than a few weeks.

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"For most people who have some type of treatment, the most intense pain usually is gone within a few weeks, " he said, adding that if the patient had no treatment and the wound healed on its own, there may be prolonged pain.

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Palestinian tax revenues have been held back in the past, though Israel has usually relaxed the restrictions after a few weeks.

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The node will usually shrink back to normal within a few weeks after the infection has passed.

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In a city where optics usually mean spying into a neighboring apartment, my habit over the last few weeks of keeping a pair of binoculars close at hand has earned me some odd stares (and a bit of accusatory grumbling from Forbes editor Michael Noer).

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This can usually be handled through your broker, and the paperwork will take a few weeks to process.

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