long duration
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“We have a long duration of very warm to hot temperatures that will worsen during the week,” said Ariel Cohen, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service in Oxnard.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026
“A sputtering 60/40 rebalancing engine may allow for a more orthodox context for bond / equity correlations, and higher diversification and hedging benefits of long duration positions in portfolios,” they say.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 9, 2026
Combined with the long duration of the dimming, this confirms that the object blocking the star is a disk surrounding a secondary companion, orbiting in the outer regions of the system.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 24, 2026
“This earnings season feels meaningfully different from those of recent years and should help reinforce a broader thesis that AI spending is structural, long duration, and still in the early to middle stages,” he said.
From Barron's ● Jan. 23, 2026
The long duration of its residues and the effective insecticidal action make dieldrin one of the most used insecticides today, despite the appalling destruction of wildlife that has followed its use.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
