long-term
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Researchers found that higher long-term levels of weekly strength training were associated with a lower risk of death.
From Science Daily • Jun. 12, 2026
It is unclear how many of those will be long-term jobs.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026
More long-term debt to deal with the deficit will likely lower the price of Treasuries.
From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026
The resignations have left the government reeling and have further sapped the authority of Sir Keir, whose long-term future in Downing Street was already in doubt.
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
Obviously, that is no more than an average long-term trend, with innumerable shifts in either direction: 1,000 amalgamations for 999 reversals.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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