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long period

NOUN
long run
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Across most forms of life, these signals have maintained the same basic functions for an extraordinarily long period of evolutionary history.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 2026

While Meta still needs to show that it can retain interest over a long period of time, Muse has “taken off electrically,” according to Deutsche Bank’s Benjamin Black.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026

McCarthy discourages front sleeping as your neck is turned one way for a long period of time.

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026

A new manufacturing line could scrap over half its production for a long period.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

When I had a long period of time alone on a Saturday, I leafed through the pages of my diary.

From "Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High" by Melba Pattillo Beals




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