long time
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Because U.S. power demand growth had been stagnant before the AI boom, many publicly listed utilities haven’t built out power plants in a very long time.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
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
“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
Ian's son, James Coates, said for "what felt like a very long time", he and the other bereaved families believed "institutions did everything they could".
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
She doesn’t say anything for what feels like a long time.
From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison
