be long
Example Sentences
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Fujimori, on the other hand, said the result showed a "dead heat" and that there will be long "days ahead" to declare a winner.
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
The work will be long and difficult, and require collective action and political engagement.
From Salon • May 28, 2026
Even if the strait opens tomorrow, the damage to the global economy will be long lasting.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026
Simultaneously this triggered a major unwind in what investors refer to as the basis trade in bitcoin/Strategy, whereby funds like Jane Street were rumored to be long the cryptocurrency but short Michael Saylor’s company.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 22, 2026
By the time his favorite band came back to that venue, the Cranes would probably be long gone, living in Ohio or Mississippi or wherever their parents’ whims took them next.
From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
