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Discussion of those and other discrepancies have been around for a long time.
From Salon ● Sep. 10, 2026
Unlike the first half of the tour, which concentrated on long residencies in cities like London and New York, the 2027 dates represent a more traditional rolling stage show.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
For the past 25 years, the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks have cast a long shadow over America—reshaping its politics, economy and psyche.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
Gulf countries have also long bought defence equipment from Germany and have shown interest in start-ups that make drones to bolster NATO's deterrence efforts against Russia.
From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026
His long black hair swirls around him; his toned but rail-thin arms are a blur as he smacks drumsticks on a box of fish tackle, Dad’s lawn mower, and the snowshoes I never finished making.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
He said he was told bookstores weren’t buying it and the publisher would no longer ship copies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
Earlier on Wednesday, as he departed for the convention, Trump acknowledged that Americans may have to wait a while longer to see relief from high fuel prices.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
Trump recently announced that work to enhance security measures on the new jet would begin in October and take longer than expected.
From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026
That raised fresh concerns about the appeal of U.S. assets in a fracturing world — and one where yield is no longer hard to find.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 9, 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
Styles' 12-night stint at the venue earned him a Guinness World Record for the longest residency by a musician at Wembley Stadium during a single run.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
“She took the longest to start eating on her own,” Phillips said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
It's the longest closure Syarifah can remember in her 30-year career.
From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026
News organizations, nonprofits and veterans scrambled to evacuate the Afghans who had helped them over the course of America’s longest war.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026
His eyes flick to me for a moment—the longest moment all summer—but they’re back on Dara by his next breath.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
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