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But with 34 candidates and a ballot paper that is nearly a metre long, it is expected to lengthen the time that takes compared to most parliamentary election counts.

From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026

Eccentric exercise focuses on the phase when muscles lengthen rather than shorten.

From Science Daily ● May 1, 2026

Airport security lines could lengthen as over 11% of TSA officers previously called out when unpaid, with some airports reaching 50%.

From Barron's ● Apr. 28, 2026

The complex mission would likely put American forces inside Iran for days or longer, and could lengthen the war, according to experts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 29, 2026

It was the last time to lengthen or shorten the show.

From "Spooked!" by Gail Jarrow

“As the delay lengthens, financing costs, integration risk, transaction expenses and lost strategic flexibility become increasingly tangible,” said Barak Orbach, a law and business professor at the University of Arizona.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026

The enzyme telomerase lengthens telomeres, helping protect chromosomes and preventing cells from dying.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 1, 2026

Catalysts for a recovery that lengthens into the back half of the year, however, will be complicated by the ongoing rise in oil and other energy prices, and higher inflation coupled with slower-than-expected economic growth.

From Barron's ● Apr. 1, 2026

They won't want to let their local rivals get to 400 though, on a pitch likely to turn as the game lengthens.

From BBC ● Apr. 5, 2024

The silence lengthens, and I remain still as a post, too afraid to even blink.

From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir

AI has the ability to accelerate analysis and speed up work — but paradoxically, it’s lengthened the process of finding the right person for an open role in many cases.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 15, 2026

As necks lengthened over evolutionary time, the nerve was stretched rather than rerouted.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 11, 2026

But Schulte told the BBC's World at One programme that individual governments had to make the decision to suspend the system, not airports themselves, adding that queues lengthened while such decisions were being made.

From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2026

Meta servers’ annualized failure rate is expected to go from 4.8% to 7.4% as a result of the lengthened service life, according to the memo.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 29, 2026

His satisfied grin lengthened to a point where it might split his head in half as he peered through the viewfinder and pointed the camera at Sheed.

From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles

Rising temperatures have added more warm, humid days to the calendar in much of the US, lengthening the season in which the disease-carrying insects thrive.

From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 2026

The odds were stacked against Coleman and his players, lengthening further when Radja Nainggolan's thunderous long-range strike gave Belgium an early lead.

From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026

The average monthly new-car payment reached a record $777 in the second quarter, with record levels of buyers lengthening their loans past six and seven years, recent data from Edmunds.com shows.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 2, 2026

“Essentially, you’re just lengthening the ramp, which with international films really helps put these movies on the radar,” says a veteran awards consultant, who, because of potential client conflicts, asked to speak anonymously.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 12, 2026

Kaede wondered if her eyes were playing tricks on her, for he seemed to be lengthening.

From "Huntress" by Malinda Lo