lengthen
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That can either lengthen the life of a mortgage bond, if fewer refinancings happen, or shorten it, if a lot do.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
As the nights lengthen through autumn, one of the most recognisable star clusters in the night sky becomes increasingly prominent.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
Scientists have long known that reducing calorie intake can lengthen lifespan in many organisms and lower the risk of age-related illnesses such as cancer.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 2, 2026
Airport security lines could lengthen as over 11% of TSA officers previously called out when unpaid, with some airports reaching 50%.
From Barron's ● Apr. 28, 2026
It was the last time to lengthen or shorten the show.
From "Spooked!" by Gail Jarrow
It lengthens the Dodgers lineup for Hernández, after a slow start to his year, to return to being a veteran power threat — just in time to, ideally, carry the momentum into the postseason.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
“As the delay lengthens, financing costs, integration risk, transaction expenses and lost strategic flexibility become increasingly tangible,” said Barak Orbach, a law and business professor at the University of Arizona.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
The enzyme telomerase lengthens telomeres, helping protect chromosomes and preventing cells from dying.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 1, 2026
Catalysts for a recovery that lengthens into the back half of the year, however, will be complicated by the ongoing rise in oil and other energy prices, and higher inflation coupled with slower-than-expected economic growth.
From Barron's ● Apr. 1, 2026
Celia lengthens her stride, so I do, too, and up we go, picking up our pace instead of slowing down.
From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison
It shrank from roughly 44 to eight aircraft between 2002 and 2013, even as fire seasons lengthened and intensified.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
AI has the ability to accelerate analysis and speed up work — but paradoxically, it’s lengthened the process of finding the right person for an open role in many cases.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 15, 2026
As necks lengthened over evolutionary time, the nerve was stretched rather than rerouted.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 11, 2026
But Schulte told the BBC's World at One programme that individual governments had to make the decision to suspend the system, not airports themselves, adding that queues lengthened while such decisions were being made.
From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2026
The shadows lengthened, and Svadilfari did not return.
From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman
If that happens, the melt season could begin lengthening again.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 23, 2026
The study, however, didn’t attribute the lengthening delays to flaws in the single-payer system, but rather to the increasing complexity of cancer care and changes in hospital practices.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
Rising temperatures have added more warm, humid days to the calendar in much of the US, lengthening the season in which the disease-carrying insects thrive.
From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 2026
That is driving up construction costs by lengthening the time it takes to complete jobs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
He bares his lengthening canines in a grin.
From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston
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