long run

Example Sentences

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Survey respondents said they now expect inflation to land at 3.9% in the long run, a big increase from 3.5% in April.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

His target was a long run in the Europa League and to secure a Champions league place.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

"In the long run, it may well be competing to become the container handling hub in the entire Indo-Pacific region," Joshi said, rivalling Singapore and Malaysia's Port Klang.

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

“In the long run, fossil fuels will be used for petrochemicals and not for burning,” Cohen told me.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

You do what you have to do to live, but in the long run you’re gonna die regardless.

From "Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago" by LeAlan Jones