long time

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They warn that it could take a surprisingly long time for S&P 500 earnings to “grow into” today’s lofty valuations if price/earnings multiples return to more normal historical levels.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

Although animals first appeared during the Ediacaran period, their diversity remained relatively limited for a surprisingly long time before a later burst of evolutionary innovation dramatically expanded life on Earth.

From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026

Robertson was filmed by Fifa reading out the letter and thanked Cardoso, saying it would stay with him for a "very long time".

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

When we were together, I ran into many people I hadn’t seen in a long time.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

So I stopped and thought I would tell her later but I didn’t, somehow, and did not speak of him or see the man, my new friend, again for a long time.

From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen