long period
Example Sentences
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That’s “probably one of the higher values” recorded there, but meteorologists don’t have a long period of registered climate data for that area so it’s hard to say, he added.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
“I have 100% confidence that you know through quite a long period of time they’re going to be utilizing Nvidia compute for a lot of their computing,” he added.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
"Additional analysis of nearby seismic stations, long period seismic waves, and satellite imagery led to the determination that the seismic event was instead a glacial collapse and debris flow, and that no earthquake had occurred."
From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026
Tongue was identified as an England bowler partly because of his speed, while Robinson was ignored for a long period for his lack of pace and questions over his fitness.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
There is, however, one presently known exception to the fact that a long period of latency is common to most malignancies.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
