long period
Example Sentences
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That’s “probably one of the higher values” recorded there, but meteorologists don’t have a long period of registered climate data for that area so it’s hard to say, he added.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
"Additional analysis of nearby seismic stations, long period seismic waves, and satellite imagery led to the determination that the seismic event was instead a glacial collapse and debris flow, and that no earthquake had occurred."
From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026
“It will not happen overnight,” he warns and it will take a long period of income growth before affordability improves.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 22, 2026
The government said the first steps will involve helping those sleeping rough for a long period of time to move into secure housing, and includes the "acquisition of suitable homes".
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
After a long period of comfortable silence I stopped to look at a plant.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
