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Snake embryos must lengthen rapidly to produce their unusually elongated bodies, but the gut does not grow at the same rate.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 1, 2026

But with 34 candidates and a ballot paper that is nearly a metre long, it is expected to lengthen the time that takes compared to most parliamentary election counts.

From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026

Airport security lines could lengthen as over 11% of TSA officers previously called out when unpaid, with some airports reaching 50%.

From Barron's ● Apr. 28, 2026

The complex mission would likely put American forces inside Iran for days or longer, and could lengthen the war, according to experts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 29, 2026

I feel my arms stretch, my fingertips lengthen, my lungs expand.

From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day

The transaction lengthens a list of Latin American divestments in recent years including Colombia, Argentina, Peru, Costa Rica and Guatemala.

From Barron's ● Feb. 10, 2026

Each new delay in shipping the aircraft lengthens the time it will take Boeing to recoup its investments in the long-delayed 777X program.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2025

Eventually, as the day lengthens and circumstances and visual cues recall how we were first introduced to this world, a narrative darkening carries us into the final moments of “Evil Does Not Exist.”

From Los Angeles Times ● May 3, 2024

They won't want to let their local rivals get to 400 though, on a pitch likely to turn as the game lengthens.

From BBC ● Apr. 5, 2024

They run together, but at the end, the other girl finishes more strongly Her stride lengthens, and a man keeps yelling, “Go, Annie! Go, Annie! Dig ’em in, love!

From "I Am the Messenger" by Markus Zusak

Spain lengthened the wage history used to calculate payouts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026

In the left map above, the darkest red areas mark the places where the melt season lengthened fastest during that decade.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 23, 2026

In a bid to limit the stress on his body, he lengthened his run-up in 2018, and that did allow him to play key roles in some of England's biggest successes in recent years.

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

AI has the ability to accelerate analysis and speed up work — but paradoxically, it’s lengthened the process of finding the right person for an open role in many cases.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 15, 2026

Those legs of light suddenly lengthened and seemed to feel their way down the ridge, their lower ends lost in the whirl of sleet and rain.

From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman

August data showed banks lengthening deposit maturities while average lending rates fell, pointing to further margin pressure, he reckons.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

If that happens, the melt season could begin lengthening again.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 23, 2026

Rising temperatures have added more warm, humid days to the calendar in much of the US, lengthening the season in which the disease-carrying insects thrive.

From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 2026

The average monthly new-car payment reached a record $777 in the second quarter, with record levels of buyers lengthening their loans past six and seven years, recent data from Edmunds.com shows.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 2, 2026

The roots of the ceiling begin to worm, lengthening like vines and crawling across the underside of the hill.

From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black