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lengthy

[lengk-thee, leng-, len-] / ˈlɛŋk θi, ˈlɛŋ-, ˈlɛn- /


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This was down from the 3.0 percent figure in September, the most recent month for which fuller data was available due to a lengthy government shutdown.

From Barron's

Mayor Karen Bass chose McDonnell as chief after a lengthy nationwide search, picking him over candidates who would have been the first Black woman or first Latino to lead the department.

From Los Angeles Times

In a lengthy filing published Wednesday about Paramount’s and Netflix’s quests to get a deal, Warner detailed all the reasons it deemed the Netflix bid superior.

From The Wall Street Journal

Cynicism was called a shortcut to virtue because it involved no lengthy study or mental training such as that demanded by Plato.

From The Wall Street Journal

The report, delayed by a lengthy government shutdown, also indicated that the US economy lost 105,000 jobs in October.

From Barron's