long period
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The key issue is whether a long period of elevated inflation has raised the risk that households’ and firms’ expectations of future inflation drift higher.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026
Making Hal a president for a long period of time wasn’t all that interesting to me, but I did want a little bit of a window into it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
"If you were to plant something like a mint, a eucalyptus or a rose geranium - they have very strongly scented leaves and they're around for a long period of time."
From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026
"It is the result of a long period of teamwork," says Thomas Martin.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 13, 2026
“French toast,” he said at last, and grew silent for a long period before inclining his head towards me very slightly and saying: “You?”
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
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