lengthy
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Shirinian told the BBC she too had wanted to return to her job but felt a legal case could be a lengthy affair.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
He slipped in the mention about an hour into his lengthy speech - just when the audience's attention was starting to waver.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
The film premiered Tuesday at the Venice Film Festival to a lengthy standing ovation and strong reviews.
From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026
Residents were also outraged that the nearby Santa Ynez Reservoir, which had been drained for lengthy repairs, sat empty and dry as neighborhoods burned.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
Enough to make her way through the lengthy index and perhaps find her answer in a sub-subparagraph or footnote?
From "Son" by Lois Lowry
But lengthier and more frequent periods of hot and dry weather are increasingly a challenge.
From Barron's ● Aug. 16, 2026
When it comes to longer-term bonds, the analysts’ formula requires an even lengthier holding period.
From MarketWatch ● May 22, 2026
There is likely to be some sunshine at times, and in any lengthier sunny periods it may start to feel particularly warm.
From BBC ● May 13, 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
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
Seattle had its lengthiest injury report of the season Thursday with 11 players not participating and three others limited.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 21, 2023
He was outlasting Djokovic on the lengthiest baseline exchanges.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 2, 2023
The extreme heat warning has been in place for a large part of England and Wales for four days - making it the lengthiest alert since the system was introduced last year.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2022
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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