long-lasting
Example Sentences
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She warned of a "severe and long-lasting" consequence.
From Barron's ● Aug. 6, 2026
Such long-lasting events worsen the stress heat puts on people’s bodies, and so does humidity, which can also render some solutions like taking cover in the shade less effective, Turner said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026
By 15 July, the UK had already recorded more days above 30C than in the whole of 1976 - a year that is remembered by many for its iconic and long-lasting heatwave.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
By increasing magnon lifetimes to as much as 18 microseconds, the researchers turned these once fleeting signals into long-lasting carriers of quantum information.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 2, 2026
The long-lasting, crowded populations suggested in Acre are exactly the sort that archaeologists long thought were ecologically impossible.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
