lengthy
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After a lengthy review, the umpires ruled the hit a double.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
The Lincoln is not the only American carrier to face issues during a lengthy time at sea: the USS Gerald R. Ford also suffered various problems during a recent 326-day deployment.
From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026
But both he and his club will be hugely relieved he has not received the kind of lengthy ban that could have cost him his job.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
The lengthy wings could unlock a new style of defense for the Lakers, who remade their team to support Doncic with three-and-D wings and a rim-running center.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
I haven’t thought about Garvey and Papa’s lengthy history of shaking the status quo in years.
From "X: A Novel" by Ilyasah Shabazz
After pursuing the lengthier sentence against Beaird and defending it on appeal, the federal government now argues that his sentence should be vacated so that he can pursue a more lenient term.
From Slate ● Oct. 6, 2026
Meta's spokesperson told the BBC the majority of its glasses users would not be impacted by its move to limit lengthier Conversation Focus use to subscribers.
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026
When it comes to longer-term bonds, the analysts’ formula requires an even lengthier holding period.
From MarketWatch ● May 22, 2026
The lengthier Met calendar offers multiact, narrative productions that focus on the troupe’s theater aspect, such as this year’s scheduled June-to-July season of four narrative ballets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 18, 2026
Many judges, prosecutors, and defense lawyers do a poor job of recognizing the special needs of the mentally disabled, which leads to wrongful convictions, lengthier prison terms, and high rates of recidivism.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
After the onset of the pandemic, Corning endured six consecutive quarters of shrinking revenue, its lengthiest drop since the 2001 telecom crash.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 7, 2026
Liu’s case appears to be one of the lengthiest deputy shooting investigations in recent sheriff’s department history, according to county records.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 17, 2023
The nine-game skid is Washington’s longest since dropping 11 consecutive games spanning the 2008 and 2009 seasons and its lengthiest in a single season since a 12-game slide in August 2008.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 16, 2022
They were his strongest comments to date, one of the lengthiest and most passionate answers from Woods, who for so many years preferred that his clubs delivered the message.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 12, 2022
But the lengthiest story in the book, “The Farmer and the Hunt,” was unfamiliar to her, and she stared often and long at the illustration that accompanied it.
From "Ash" by Malinda Lo
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