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longitudinal

[lon-ji-tood-n-l, -tyood-] / ˌlɒn dʒɪˈtud n l, -ˈtjud- /
ADJECTIVE
over a protracted period of time; running lengthwise
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A 2026 longitudinal study in the Journal of Public Health reached a similar conclusion.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 27, 2026

Their ongoing longitudinal study includes more than 160 centenarians, among them 20 validated supercentenarians, drawn from diverse regions of Brazil with wide-ranging social, cultural, and environmental backgrounds.

From Science Daily Jan. 8, 2026

Then, I used the longitudinal feature of the CPS to follow up with those same individuals when they were interviewed one year later.

From MarketWatch Dec. 18, 2025

Lewis, the Measure of America director, pointed to a longitudinal study of young people in similar situations.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 9, 2025

But the wave inside a tube, since it is a sound wave already, is a longitudinal wave; the waves do not go from side to side in the tube.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones



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