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But with 34 candidates and a ballot paper that is nearly a metre long, it is expected to lengthen the time that takes compared to most parliamentary election counts.

From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026

Scientists have long known that reducing calorie intake can lengthen lifespan in many organisms and lower the risk of age-related illnesses such as cancer.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 2, 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

She had bought a turtle for my grandfather because it would lengthen his life.

From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston

“As the delay lengthens, financing costs, integration risk, transaction expenses and lost strategic flexibility become increasingly tangible,” said Barak Orbach, a law and business professor at the University of Arizona.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 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

However, refrigeration does have a big advantage over the counter: It lengthens the egg’s shelf life.

From Slate ● Apr. 19, 2025

They won't want to let their local rivals get to 400 though, on a pitch likely to turn as the game lengthens.

From BBC ● Apr. 5, 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

Firetruck costs have more than doubled over the past decade and production delays have lengthened, with delivery times now stretching up to five years, Warren and Banks say in a statement accompanying the resolution.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 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

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

Father Gomez stepped through the window as the evening light lengthened and mellowed.

From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman

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

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 13, 2026

Rising temperatures have added more warm, humid days to the calendar in much of the US, lengthening the season in which the disease-carrying insects thrive.

From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 2026

The odds were stacked against Coleman and his players, lengthening further when Radja Nainggolan's thunderous long-range strike gave Belgium an early lead.

From BBC ● Aug. 4, 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

The lengthening hours of daylight worked their spring magic on the birds.

From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George