lengthen
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Eccentric exercise focuses on the phase when muscles lengthen rather than shorten.
From Science Daily ● May 1, 2026
Airport security lines could lengthen as over 11% of TSA officers previously called out when unpaid, with some airports reaching 50%.
From Barron's ● Apr. 28, 2026
The golf industry’s response has been to lengthen courses.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 9, 2026
The hole had been a source of controversy all week following the decision to lengthen it from 236 to 273 yards.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 21, 2026
It was the last time to lengthen or shorten the show.
From "Spooked!" by Gail Jarrow
The enzyme telomerase lengthens telomeres, helping protect chromosomes and preventing cells from dying.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 1, 2026
Catalysts for a recovery that lengthens into the back half of the year, however, will be complicated by the ongoing rise in oil and other energy prices, and higher inflation coupled with slower-than-expected economic growth.
From Barron's ● Apr. 1, 2026
Each new delay in shipping the aircraft lengthens the time it will take Boeing to recoup its investments in the long-delayed 777X program.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2025
However, refrigeration does have a big advantage over the counter: It lengthens the egg’s shelf life.
From Slate ● Apr. 19, 2025
The shadow of sterility lies over all the bird studies and indeed lengthens to include all living things within its potential range.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
AI has the ability to accelerate analysis and speed up work — but paradoxically, it’s lengthened the process of finding the right person for an open role in many cases.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 15, 2026
As necks lengthened over evolutionary time, the nerve was stretched rather than rerouted.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 11, 2026
But Schulte told the BBC's World at One programme that individual governments had to make the decision to suspend the system, not airports themselves, adding that queues lengthened while such decisions were being made.
From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2026
Input price and selling price increases remained elevated, delivery times lengthened, and supply availability worsened in June.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 15, 2026
And it grew sadder when the bells of the church began to toll, and the afternoon shadows lengthened.
From "Bless Me, Ultima" by Rudolfo Anaya
The average monthly new-car payment reached a record $777 in the second quarter, with record levels of buyers lengthening their loan terms past six and seven years, recent data from Edmunds.com show.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 5, 2026
“Essentially, you’re just lengthening the ramp, which with international films really helps put these movies on the radar,” says a veteran awards consultant, who, because of potential client conflicts, asked to speak anonymously.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 12, 2026
According to the study, muscles can produce greater force during these lengthening movements while using less energy than they would during lifting, pulling, or climbing actions.
From Science Daily ● May 1, 2026
UFO contends that there has not been enough progress made on issues such as "avoiding overwork" and lengthening redundancy notice periods.
From Barron's ● Apr. 13, 2026
All over the house red eggs gleam in lengthening, solstice rays.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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