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lengthened





ADJECTIVE
prolonged
Synonyms
Antonyms


ADJECTIVE
prolonged
Synonyms
Antonyms


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AI has the ability to accelerate analysis and speed up work — but paradoxically, it’s lengthened the process of finding the right person for an open role in many cases.

From MarketWatch Jul. 15, 2026

As necks lengthened over evolutionary time, the nerve was stretched rather than rerouted.

From Science Daily Jul. 11, 2026

But Schulte told the BBC's World at One programme that individual governments had to make the decision to suspend the system, not airports themselves, adding that queues lengthened while such decisions were being made.

From BBC Jun. 23, 2026

Detention times have lengthened, and whereas before deported people might be able to return, now there is scant chance of reentering the U.S.’s hyper-militarized border.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 14, 2026

I took a deep breath and lengthened my back.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas




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