lengthy

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The broad language of the federal compassionate release statute allows for prisoners to file for relief from a lengthy sentence so long as rehabilitation alone does not provide the justification.

From Slate • May 29, 2026

Murrell, the estranged husband of Nicola Sturgeon, is facing a lengthy jail sentence after pleading guilty on Monday.

From BBC • May 28, 2026

It doesn’t have to be a lengthy narrative.

From MarketWatch • May 27, 2026

The states have traditionally supported federal enforcers who steer antitrust investigations that are often lengthy, complicated and costly.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

Unfortunately, the nanoseconds used up in a simple computer operation do add up to lengthy bottlenecks on intractable problems, many of which would require millennia to solve in general.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos