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Delayed passengers must be supplied with food and a hotel stay, depending on the length of the wait.

From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026

“We found some subtle but consistent differences in the pitch and length of meows between those two contexts, suggesting maybe cats have different meows for ‘Where did you go?’ and ‘You’re back!’

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

Dave Marsh was born in Flint, Michigan, where his dad worked on the railroad and did not appreciate the length of his son’s hair or the music he listened to.

From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2026

As we drove down to Orikum, a beach town south of Vlore, Aulon spoke at length about the other times they’ve been promised benefits from luxury tourist resorts that never materialized.

From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2026

I move less than a paw’s length out of my hole.

From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz

It is thought the people smugglers organising the crossings have been forced to go to much greater lengths to avoid detection following more robust policing in the Calais area.

From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026

Many private-market investors view investments in Musk’s orbit—which also include Tesla and SpaceX—as sure things and are willing to go to great lengths to participate in funding rounds.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026

“The campaign goes to great lengths to review all contributions and ensure that they comply with city law, including reviewing the city contractor database,” Kaufman said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026

This date marks the September equinox, when the Sun is positioned directly above Earth's equator and the lengths of day and night are close to equal across much of the planet.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 3, 2026

And Pierre went to great lengths: he planted stories about the Patriarch of Antioch in Dutch and French newspapers on the offchance that Boyle would come across them.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton