be long

Example Sentences

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Oracle’s shares have surged higher in recent weeks on the back of “strong investor appetite to be long compute names,” Wood wrote.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

Fujimori, on the other hand, said the result showed a "dead heat" and that there will be long "days ahead" to declare a winner.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

The work will be long and difficult, and require collective action and political engagement.

From Salon • May 28, 2026

Meanwhile, even if oil began flowing through the Strait of Hormuz tomorrow, the hit to the global economy will be long lasting, analysts and oil industry executives say.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

By now I'd have figured he'd be long gone and running.

From "How It Went Down" by Kekla Magoon