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Example Sentences
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If the products at Louis Vuitton and Prada were suddenly 30% cheaper than Zara or H&M, it wouldn’t take long for shoppers to strip the luxury brands’ shelves bare.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026
With time, electricity from solar panels and water from a well turned the grotto into a new home for the 33-year-old Emar, his two wives and 11 children, who nonetheless long for life above ground.
From Barron's ● Sep. 17, 2026
Though adolescents might not be easy to thrill, they long for great IRL adventures like the rest of us.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026
He recently appeared on WWE's Monday Night Raw and it did not take long for the news conference to take on a similarly theatrical feel.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
I long for my old life when we’d vacation at these places.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
