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length

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


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Salazar’s attorney indicated that length wasn’t especially relevant and shifted the conversation to the business and profit motive of delivering videos, but Barrett was skeptical.

From Slate ● Oct. 17, 2026

The size of the blaze has twice forced officials to close the I-5 highway, an important route that runs the length of the US West Coast.

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026

So I did, and that ended up being the reason that it’s at such a length.

From Salon ● Oct. 16, 2026

Afterward, each country has its own rules for the length of time residents must wait before becoming eligible for citizenship.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

The White House at dusk, the length of the National Mall at midday.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse

Dolly Parton’s estate has claimed that the late country music icon’s nephew, Bryan Seaver, went to extraordinary lengths to evade being served with a summons—including allegedly draping barbed wire around the entrance to his property.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 12, 2026

Having bowled 34% of their deliveries full in the first 20 overs, Starc, Hazlewood and Cummins dragged back their lengths.

From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026

The fact that “Lanterns” is a conversation with and about fear — its avoidance and the lengths we go to to negate it — explains the audience’s divided response to the show.

From Salon ● Oct. 5, 2026

Baer was fascinated by the human silhouette, and his detailed darkroom notes show the lengths he went to achieve the effects of light and shadow.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

If Newton went to such lengths to try to play down Hooke’s role in history, Hooke must have been an impressive scientist indeed.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin


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