lengthened
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In the left map above, the darkest red areas mark the places where the melt season lengthened fastest during that decade.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 23, 2026
In a bid to limit the stress on his body, he lengthened his run-up in 2018, and that did allow him to play key roles in some of England's biggest successes in recent years.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026
Firetruck costs have more than doubled over the past decade and production delays have lengthened, with delivery times now stretching up to five years, Warren and Banks say in a statement accompanying the resolution.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
AI has the ability to accelerate analysis and speed up work — but paradoxically, it’s lengthened the process of finding the right person for an open role in many cases.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 15, 2026
June passed, and the days lengthened into summer, plague had died out, but with its going went many of the people of London, even some of the monks.
From "The Door in the Wall" by Marguerite de Angeli
