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long run

[lawng-ruhn, long-] / ˈlɔŋˈrʌn, ˈlɒŋ- /
NOUN
long period of time
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Appeared in the March 21, 2026, print edition as 'Iran Sees an Opening to Control Mideast Energy Over Long Run'.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 21, 2026

He switched from a 90-square-inch to a 97-square-inch one in 2014 after resisting the move for years, Christopher Clarey details in his book “The Master: The Long Run and Beautiful Game of Roger Federer.”

From Washington Post • Aug. 28, 2021

This article is adapted from “The Master: The Long Run and Beautiful Game of Roger Federer,” by Christopher Clarey, published by Twelve on Aug. 24, 2021.

From New York Times • Aug. 25, 2021

“Those shows open a dialogue between generations and that’s what we want to create with In the Long Run – for it to bring those old family photos to life.”

From The Guardian • Jul. 16, 2020

Four hundred acres on Long Run, a branch of Floyd's Fork, in Jefferson County, entered May 29, 1780, and surveyed May 7, 1785.

From Abraham Lincoln: a History — Volume 01 by Nicolay, John George




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