long-term
Example Sentences
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This type of “job hugging” can be a problem for a person’s pay and their long-term career arc.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026
“I didn’t want everyone going out, you know, using tokens and setting up AI agents or setting up AI processes that didn’t have long-term scalable benefits for the entire back-end process,” Page said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
"Enlargement is for us a geostrategic imperative, as well as a long-term investment in our peace, our stability and our security," von der Leyen said, acknowledging that the accession process had to "become more dynamic".
From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026
Curcio had been in a long-term feud with the victim’s mother, prosecutors said in court filings.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026
They spared fertile females and young lambs in order to safeguard the long-term vitality of the local herd.
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
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