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long-lasting

[lawng-las-ting, -lah-sting, long-] / ˈlɔŋˈlæs tɪŋ, -ˈlɑ stɪŋ, ˈlɒŋ- /
ADJECTIVE
enduring
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However, rate-setters signaled that they would respond if the pickup in inflation threatened to become long-lasting.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

Though it’s always best to avoid or at least minimize long-lasting card balances, Wise said “it’s maybe a bit more urgent.”

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026

That limitation has made it difficult to achieve both strong interaction with phonons and long-lasting quantum memory in the same device.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 12, 2026

The California coast has also been dealing with a long-lasting marine heat wave unrelated to El Niño, which can also raise the sea level.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026

“It’s outlandish that our arbitrary choice of cutoff dates is causing these long-lasting effects, and no one seems to care about them.”

From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell




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