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Snake embryos must lengthen rapidly to produce their unusually elongated bodies, but the gut does not grow at the same rate.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 1, 2026

El Niño also is expected to lengthen the marine heat wave off portions of the coast, which is not yet being influenced by the climate pattern.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 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

I feel my arms stretch, my fingertips lengthen, my lungs expand.

From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day

The findings, published in Current Biology, suggest that the spiral forms as the embryo's body rapidly lengthens while its gut acts as a tether.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 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

Eventually, as the day lengthens and circumstances and visual cues recall how we were first introduced to this world, a narrative darkening carries us into the final moments of “Evil Does Not Exist.”

From Los Angeles Times ● May 3, 2024

The silence lengthens, and I remain still as a post, too afraid to even blink.

From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir

The company also lengthened the time users have to respond.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

In the left map above, the darkest red areas mark the places where the melt season lengthened fastest during that decade.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 23, 2026

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

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

Dumbledore lengthened his stride, and Harry hurried to keep up.

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling

August data showed banks lengthening deposit maturities while average lending rates fell, pointing to further margin pressure, he reckons.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

The study, however, didn’t attribute the lengthening delays to flaws in the single-payer system, but rather to the increasing complexity of cancer care and changes in hospital practices.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026

"So they detach the slow-growing gut, which is now tethering the lengthening body. The body buckles and twists into coiling," Miyashita explains.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 1, 2026

The “clearest story” of car loans in recent years has been their lengthening terms, according to Gregory.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 13, 2026

As the sun moved, the shadow of the tower moved as well, gradually lengthening, a black arm reaching out for Theon Greyjoy.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin