long time
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Although animals first appeared during the Ediacaran period, their diversity remained relatively limited for a surprisingly long time before a later burst of evolutionary innovation dramatically expanded life on Earth.
From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026
Robertson was filmed by Fifa reading out the letter and thanked Cardoso, saying it would stay with him for a "very long time".
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
“I’m standing in the middle of a scale where people who are vibrant and going to live a long time are there as much as people are on the way out,” he explains.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
“A lot of people who have been waiting for this moment for a very long time unfortunately aren’t able to get into the building,” Hart said.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026
It was the best idea any of us had had in a long time.
From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff
