lengthy
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We all sat around the dining table for a lengthy discussion on racial identity.
From Salon ● Jul. 27, 2026
He was the subject of fear, admiration, contempt, envy and lengthy newspaper and magazine treatments.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 2026
"I believe I can help make the Philadelphia 76ers a championship team," James said in a lengthy post on social media.
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026
The strikes earlier this month reflect Arab reckoning with a lengthy war that threatens to draw them in even more deeply.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 2026
Her uncle’s terse petitions were hard enough to endure; this prayer, she knew, would be a lengthy masterpiece.
From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare
When it comes to longer-term bonds, the analysts’ formula requires an even lengthier holding period.
From MarketWatch ● May 22, 2026
The lengthier Met calendar offers multiact, narrative productions that focus on the troupe’s theater aspect, such as this year’s scheduled June-to-July season of four narrative ballets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 18, 2026
The gold card currently remains an addition to the EB-5 program, a lengthier process for receiving permanent residency that requires an investment of at least $800,000 in a project that spurs economic development.
From Barron's ● Dec. 23, 2025
Gen Z, which grew up in the dawn of YouTube and, later, the emergence of TikTok, has generally favored short-form content over lengthier productions; however, “Stranger Things” became the exception.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 26, 2025
Many judges, prosecutors, and defense lawyers do a poor job of recognizing the special needs of the mentally disabled, which leads to wrongful convictions, lengthier prison terms, and high rates of recidivism.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
After the onset of the pandemic, Corning endured six consecutive quarters of shrinking revenue, its lengthiest drop since the 2001 telecom crash.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 7, 2026
Six years would also be longer than the two lengthiest contracts Pete Carroll received with Seattle.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 5, 2024
He was outlasting Djokovic on the lengthiest baseline exchanges.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 2, 2023
The lengthiest conversation she has with another woman — or in this case, a girl — is pretty brief and it’s mostly about Morbius.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 1, 2022
But the lengthiest story in the book, “The Farmer and the Hunt,” was unfamiliar to her, and she stared often and long at the illustration that accompanied it.
From "Ash" by Malinda Lo
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