lengthen

Example Sentences

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These are transactions that enable managers to lengthen the time they can hold assets, and which are becoming increasingly common.

From The Wall Street Journal

The results also align with clinical observations that fully blocking sensory nerves can lengthen labor.

From Science Daily

It would reduce entries, lengthen queue times and overturn a centuries-old policy, the report concluded.

From Barron's

Despite a lengthening casualty list, Guardiola has said the current situation is not the same as last season.

From BBC

A quick way to lengthen your credit history is to have a trusted person — who, critically, has fantastic credit — add you as an authorized user on their oldest, most spotless credit card.

From MarketWatch