lengthy
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Trump wrote in a lengthy Truth Social post.
From Salon ● Oct. 10, 2026
Industry executives and experts say residents’ fears are well-founded: Reviving Venezuela’s oil sector will be a lengthy undertaking costing hundreds of billions of dollars.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
Elsewhere there will be some scattered showers but many places in the south should see some lengthy dry spells with sunshine, and temperatures average for October.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
One screenshot appeared to show a lengthy message from LaPaglia reflecting on her feelings about their 2024 split.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2026
But amazingly, after a lengthy investigation was held, the players were acquitted.
From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler
After pursuing the lengthier sentence against Beaird and defending it on appeal, the federal government now argues that his sentence should be vacated so that he can pursue a more lenient term.
From Slate ● Oct. 6, 2026
When it comes to longer-term bonds, the analysts’ formula requires an even lengthier holding period.
From MarketWatch ● May 22, 2026
The lengthier Met calendar offers multiact, narrative productions that focus on the troupe’s theater aspect, such as this year’s scheduled June-to-July season of four narrative ballets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 18, 2026
And although the recent dry spells are worthy of note, there have been some even lengthier drier spells of weather this year for certain parts of the country.
From BBC ● Mar. 6, 2026
Many judges, prosecutors, and defense lawyers do a poor job of recognizing the special needs of the mentally disabled, which leads to wrongful convictions, lengthier prison terms, and high rates of recidivism.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
After the onset of the pandemic, Corning endured six consecutive quarters of shrinking revenue, its lengthiest drop since the 2001 telecom crash.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 7, 2026
Six years would also be longer than the two lengthiest contracts Pete Carroll received with Seattle.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 5, 2024
Liu’s case appears to be one of the lengthiest deputy shooting investigations in recent sheriff’s department history, according to county records.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 17, 2023
He was outlasting Djokovic on the lengthiest baseline exchanges.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 2, 2023
But the lengthiest story in the book, “The Farmer and the Hunt,” was unfamiliar to her, and she stared often and long at the illustration that accompanied it.
From "Ash" by Malinda Lo
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