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long-term

[lawng-turm, long-] / ˈlɔŋˌtɜrm, ˈlɒŋ- /






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The former couple signed a long-term lease on the property in 2008 and later bought a controlling interest in the company that owned it.

From Los Angeles Times

Seychelles saw long-term ruling party United Seychelles returned to office, five years after losing power.

From BBC

Yet that’s more of a long-term story, he said, adding that the recent spike and fallback in silver prices looked more typical of short covering in futures and options markets.

From MarketWatch

However, their long-term presence on an isolated island suggests intentional and ongoing human involvement.

From Science Daily

It also will likely test the market’s conviction on silver’s longer-term thesis as both a hedge against inflation currency debasement as well as an industrial play on new technologies powering global growth.

From Barron's