be long
Example Sentences
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Oracle’s shares have surged higher in recent weeks on the back of “strong investor appetite to be long compute names,” Wood wrote.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026
The work will be long and difficult, and require collective action and political engagement.
From Salon • May 28, 2026
Meanwhile, even if oil began flowing through the Strait of Hormuz tomorrow, the hit to the global economy will be long lasting, analysts and oil industry executives say.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026
For now, investors seem happy to embrace the uncertainty but it won’t be long before markets become desperate for clarity.
From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026
She knew she shouldn’t have pushed the request away; it wouldn’t be long before the twins would be too old to want her stories or songs.
From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez
