long period
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Van der Meer tied the current housing-market doldrums to the long period of underinvestment in the offshore oil industry.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 13, 2026
“Silence” refers to the long period during which part of the fossil lay forgotten, while “leg” refers to the type of preserved material, consisting mainly of limb bones.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 10, 2026
He said the work would be ongoing throughout Friday but pointed out that the type of fire was "resource intensive and can go on for a long period of time".
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
“It will not happen overnight,” he warns and it will take a long period of income growth before affordability improves.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 22, 2026
But a million years is a very long period of time.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
