long period
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It plans to ask for approval to securitize those costs, a strategy utilities often use for storm or fire recovery, which could lessen the bill impact by spreading out payments over a long period.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026
"There's no doubt that Shanidar A would have had difficulty communicating and been in absolute agony for a long period of time."
From Science Daily ● Oct. 31, 2026
After a long period of falling demand for luxury goods, the industry had hoped that improving trends in the key Chinese market would allow it to turn the page.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026
"Our recruitment strategy and philosophy has been something that we've built on over a long period of time now," sporting director Mike Cave told BBC Radio 5 Live's Football Daily podcast.
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026
I was not, however, to be let off merely with the long period of uncertainty.
From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson
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