- comparative of long.
longer
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Currently that is about 5% for loans longer than nine years; about 4.5% for loans three to nine years; and about 4% for loans three years or less.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
That’s not good news for the nearly 2 million Americans who have been unemployed for six months or longer.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026
National Institutes of Health reflects that evidence, noting that D3 tends to raise vitamin D levels more and keep them elevated for longer than D2.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 2026
Port compares them to Peter Boyle and Doris Roberts’ bickering Frank and Marie on “Everybody Loves Raymond,” except, he says “they’ve been married way longer and they look way younger.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026
But if I’m accepted, then the metaphorical boat has officially set sail, no putting it off any longer.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
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