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length

[lengkth, length, lenth] / lɛŋkθ, lɛŋθ, lɛnθ /


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The images include a full length picture of Murdoch staring straight at a camera during the police investigation.

From BBC Jul. 14, 2026

If Ms. Wilson has tinkered with Homer’s value system, as some allege, she has also kept closer than others to the original length and meter of the poem.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 10, 2026

Local reporters estimated the queue was around 600 metres in length, and snaked around several streets.

From BBC Jul. 9, 2026

“You Won’t Get Free of It” is very long, but, in this case, the length pays off.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 8, 2026

But on the opposite wall there were larger outcrops—sideways stalactites, some small, some a foot in length, like fists sticking from the wall.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell

On the other side, recruiters and talent-acquisition professionals say they need to go to new lengths to check whether candidates are as well qualified as they claim — or if they even exist.

From MarketWatch Jul. 15, 2026

But while his collaborators — among them Rosalía, Katy Perry and Rauw Alejandro — live their lives in the spotlight, Stillz, 27, goes to great lengths to preserve his privacy.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 13, 2026

He used the scoop and reverse scoop early and effectively against Prasidh Krishna, then pounced when he had knocked the India seamers off their lengths, smashing Arshdeep Singh over mid-wicket for six.

From BBC Jul. 11, 2026

But the searing temperatures have done little to deter President Donald Trump, who has gone to great lengths to ensure the event becomes, in large part, a celebration of himself.

From Barron's Jul. 4, 2026

Figure 1.39: Note lengths work just like fractions in arithmetic: two half notes or four quarter notes last the same amount of time as one whole note.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones




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