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That can either lengthen the life of a mortgage bond, if fewer refinancings happen, or shorten it, if a lot do.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

Eccentric exercise focuses on the phase when muscles lengthen rather than shorten.

From Science Daily ● May 1, 2026

Airport security lines could lengthen as over 11% of TSA officers previously called out when unpaid, with some airports reaching 50%.

From Barron's ● Apr. 28, 2026

Days lengthen and the Sun gets stronger, but when cold air moves in from the north, we can be quickly plunged back into wintry weather.

From BBC ● Apr. 4, 2026

She had bought a turtle for my grandfather because it would lengthen his life.

From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston

It lengthens the Dodgers lineup for Hernández, after a slow start to his year, to return to being a veteran power threat — just in time to, ideally, carry the momentum into the postseason.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026

“As the delay lengthens, financing costs, integration risk, transaction expenses and lost strategic flexibility become increasingly tangible,” said Barak Orbach, a law and business professor at the University of Arizona.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026

Catalysts for a recovery that lengthens into the back half of the year, however, will be complicated by the ongoing rise in oil and other energy prices, and higher inflation coupled with slower-than-expected economic growth.

From Barron's ● Apr. 1, 2026

Neser lengthens Australia's batting at number eight and has the experience of the Gabba being his home ground, but only Warne and McGrath have more wickets than Lyon in Brisbane.

From BBC ● Dec. 3, 2025

The silence lengthens, and I remain still as a post, too afraid to even blink.

From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir

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

The one concern with Mesidor are the injury issues that lengthened his stay in the college ranks to six years.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 23, 2026

Instead it lengthened his night, for he was far too eager and anxious to sleep.

From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart

The redevelopment of Camp Schwab includes new buildings and lengthening the runway, an engineering challenge that requires plunging thousands of pylons and tons of landfill into the soft seabed at Oura Bay.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

Rising temperatures have added more warm, humid days to the calendar in much of the US, lengthening the season in which the disease-carrying insects thrive.

From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 2026

When asked if signs of fatigue might include lengthening collection times after sales are booked, or narrowing gross margins, Nelson said those were good examples.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 27, 2026

According to the study, muscles can produce greater force during these lengthening movements while using less energy than they would during lifting, pulling, or climbing actions.

From Science Daily ● May 1, 2026

The roots of the ceiling begin to worm, lengthening like vines and crawling across the underside of the hill.

From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black