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length

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


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The ISS, which spans the length of a football field, is the largest human-made object in space.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

But at the same time, the average length of unemployment climbed to 26 weeks, up from 24.4 weeks in April.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026

“The fact that I was a bad boyfriend a decade ago, that’s something I’ve talked about openly at length for quite some time in multiple places,” he told Hayes on Thursday.

From Slate • Jun. 5, 2026

Under the new deal, the length of the agreement between SAG-AFTRA and major studios represented by the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers expands from three years to four years.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

The relentless cleaning of the vessel uncovered, hidden beneath the layers of concretion, a water tube that ran the length of the forty-foot sub.

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler




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