long
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The kickoff coverage unit gave up a long return against the 49ers but appears to have improved.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026
"It is a long time to carry that burden."
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
Even a small annual fee can add up to thousands of dollars over a long retirement.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 3, 2026
Concentrating too heavily in value stocks, my adviser said, creates a risk that a portfolio won’t secure the returns needed to fund a potentially long retirement.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026
It will be a long and difficult struggle to get the Philippines back on its feet.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
They sent a letter to Lee asking him to change the state’s execution process so that medical professionals no longer would have to be involved.
From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2026
Older people who lose jobs are also taking longer to find work and are receiving unemployment benefits for longer.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 3, 2026
New-car sticker shock and modern cars with longer lifespans—in addition to tightening household budgets and high interest rates—are leading Americans to hold on to their rides.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026
The researchers were surprised to find signs of DNA damage regardless of whether the UV dose was delivered over a shorter or longer period.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2026
More and more I felt apart from everyone and everything, from my friends and family even, as if I no longer belonged.
From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo
The position goes to whoever has had the longest run on the council without being president.
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
Whitesides said creating high-paying local jobs is a major priority, as members of his district have some of the longest commutes in the country.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
The biggest ideas have the longest timeframe and, perhaps, the greatest need for a lengthy debate in their gestation.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
We now call it the Long Depression, still the longest recession in American history.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026
In the syncopation in the third measure, the longest note doesn't even begin on a beat; it begins half-way through the third beat.
From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones
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