lengthy

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Job security is a key feature of the job hunt these days, and searches for people who are unemployed can be lengthy.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 10, 2026

It acknowledges that changing its guidance has taken time but says gathering and analysing the evidence has been a lengthy process.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

I had a lengthy book signing, and by the end of it all I had used up what little extroversion I had and needed to replenish those reserves.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

Golfers can improve pace by walking, playing ready golf, reading greens while approaching, and avoiding lengthy pre-shot routines.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 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