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length

[lengkth, length, lenth] / lɛŋkθ, lɛŋθ, lɛnθ /


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"Studies of this depth and length are incredibly rare," said LaDeau.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 9, 2026

However, fog could be an additional issue, forming in any areas where skies remain clear for any length of time, obscuring the view.

From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2026

So it wasn’t surprising that his damage control came quickly and at length in a Twitter essay the following morning.

From Slate ● Nov. 7, 2026

Although legislators have not discussed Social Security reform at length, proposals have floated around about ways to fix the program’s financing woes.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 5, 2026

Oslak’s mate snatched a length of sinew and spun Torak round to measure his shoulders.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver

Experiments led by Sbalbi demonstrated that the researchers could adjust the connections between nanoparticles by changing two relatively straightforward characteristics: the sizes of the particles and the lengths of their flexible molecular chains.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 4, 2026

In an X post on Monday, Currie went to great lengths to explain how and why he differentiates between his short and long-term views on the oil trade.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 3, 2026

In a forest grove to the east, a contractor climbed into a mechanical harvester and pivoted its head to grip and fell a tree, strip its branches and cut the trunk into exact lengths.

From Barron's ● Oct. 26, 2026

Relentless in his line and lengths, the 37-year-old found the perfect length to drag debutant Marques Ackerman onto the front foot.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

One reason that Kepler had to go to such lengths was that he could not simply baldly state the facts, because there was no tradition of taking facts at face value.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton


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