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Just know how long you agreed to wait.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 27, 2026
There is some evidence it will reduce how long severe symptoms last, but on average only by about 10%.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 27, 2026
He is making a long bet on a market a much larger company has struggled with.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
Dolly was able to just be Dolly, in part, because of how long she’d been Dolly.
From Salon ● Aug. 27, 2026
When I ask him about why he joined Black Alliance, he tells me it’s because he comes from a long history of activists.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
Shell pointed out that Treasurys have recently outperformed swaps, a sign that investors are gravitating back toward the longer end of the curve.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 27, 2026
That night, Mladić fled; no longer guaranteed the sanctuary of his state.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
“Second-quarter results fell short of our expectations, and certain wholesale opportunities may take longer to realize than previously anticipated,” Chief Executive Chris Hurt said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
The transit agency said that if delays continued much longer, it would endanger their ability to get L.A. and neighboring communities ready in time.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
He isn’t supposed to be in Manila in the first place, and who knows how much longer he’ll have to be there?
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
But the seven-day losing streak that the stock recorded through Monday’s close marked the longest stretch of weakness since the current bull market began in October 2022, according to Bespoke Investment Group.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 2026
His longest reception went for 17 yards and helped set up a field goal.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2026
Their longest winning streak at another ground is six at Chester-le-Street.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
When the season kicks off Friday, he will somehow be the longest tenured manager in the league—by nearly three full years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
The few seconds she makes me wait are the longest of my life.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
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