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long-lasting

[lawng-las-ting, -lah-sting, long-] / ˈlɔŋˈlæs tɪŋ, -ˈlɑ stɪŋ, ˈlɒŋ- /
ADJECTIVE
enduring
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Newer seawater electrolysis research continues to focus on the same bottlenecks: corrosion resistant materials, long lasting electrodes, chlorine suppression, and system designs that can survive real seawater rather than ideal laboratory solutions.

From Science Daily • May 10, 2026

Even if the strait opened tomorrow, the hit to the global economy would be long lasting.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

Even if the strait opens tomorrow, the damage to the global economy will be long lasting.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

"But they can also have quite long lasting effects over many years afterwards, on both respiratory systems and increasing cancer risk."

From BBC • Mar. 10, 2026

Radiation, in fact, is so pernicious and long lasting that even now her papers from the 1890s–even her cookbooks–are too dangerous to handle.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson




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