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"The mechanism responsible for the emergence of this second phase has long been debated, and our approach provides a powerful new way to uncover the hidden physics behind phase transitions in quantum materials," Gedik says.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 20, 2026

Roberts said he didn’t know exactly how long Díaz would be shut down from throwing, but he estimated that it probably would be only a couple of days.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026

Jobs, however, wasn’t destined to play a role for very long in that new era; he had his eye on something beyond the Pentagon and CIA.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026

"Don't wait for perfection because that extra 20 is going to take you too long and you might miss the market," she says.

From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026

During her long campaign to get to Carville, and during her short time in the United States, Joey has made many friends.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly

"With atypical absences that last longer, people may have automatic movements like fidgeting with their hands, eyelid fluttering and lip smacking. Some people may fall."

From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026

"In one of our strains, we saw that offspring from older mothers had a longer lifespan, implying a genetic mechanism may be involved in that beneficial effect."

From Science Daily ● Aug. 19, 2026

The country no longer has any reactor that its natural uranium metal could fuel, so it might as well hand over the material and ship it out.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026

Nothing will be left in case you live longer than 30 years or want to leave anything to your heirs.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 19, 2026

For longer than I’d been alive, only the right people ever seemed to know about it.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

That is the longest it has ever taken parliament to pass an annual general budget.

From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026

Garcia argued Jester should receive the longest punishment allowed by law — five years — because he’d squandered an earlier chance at redemption.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026

China has bulked up its coast guard with the world’s longest coast guard patrol ships and the addition of converted naval vessels.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026

The longest unfinished stretch is the eight miles from Elysian Park through downtown to Maywood.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026

“The goal wasn’t to win. We were trying to have the longest game of freeze tag in history, remember? And that only lasted eighteen minutes.”

From "Zara’s Rules for Record-Breaking Fun" by Hena Khan