lengthy
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Until now, extending this approach into three dimensions required lengthy measurements at major synchrotron research facilities.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 24, 2026
Several of the Operation Portaledge cases which have come to court resulted in lengthy jail sentences.
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026
A lengthy line begins to form in front of the amphitheater where an orca show will happen.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
Interior Minister Bernard Quintin mounted a lengthy defence of the government's response during a grilling before the Belgian parliament on Thursday afternoon.
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
The king then launched into a speech that promised to be lengthy.
From "The Shakespeare Stealer" by Gary L. Blackwood
But lengthier and more frequent periods of hot and dry weather are increasingly a challenge.
From Barron's ● Aug. 16, 2026
Loadings at a Mediterranean port have picked up as Saudi Arabia races to offer its oil to buyers through a lengthier — and more expensive — backdoor.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 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
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
Seattle had its lengthiest injury report of the season Thursday with 11 players not participating and three others limited.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 21, 2023
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
The lengthiest conversation she has with another woman — or in this case, a girl — is pretty brief and it’s mostly about Morbius.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 1, 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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