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
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
It won’t be long before stock performance starts to reflect that.
From Barron's • May 20, 2026
The cap’n give a big sigh and smile and said to Syl, “Well, boy, won’t be long now ’fore you see your ma; ain’t that grand?”
From "The Journey of Little Charlie" by Christopher Paul Curtis
