lengthen
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Funding shortfalls for research and personal circumstances can also often lengthen the study period.
From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2026
Companies have wide discretion to shorten or lengthen their fixed assets’ useful lives, which changes their yearly depreciation numbers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 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 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
She watched the shadow of the boat lengthen and the sunlight creep away from the rock.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
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
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 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
Detention times have lengthened, and whereas before deported people might be able to return, now there is scant chance of reentering the U.S.’s hyper-militarized border.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 14, 2026
Factory activity in New York state contracted in March as delivery times lengthened and supply availability worsened slightly.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 16, 2026
I pumped my arms and lengthened my stride.
From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad
The average monthly new-car payment reached a record $777 in the second quarter, with record levels of buyers lengthening their loans past six and seven years, recent data from Edmunds.com shows.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 2, 2026
S&P Global’s survey showed lengthening delivery times and input costs increasing at a rate not seen since the post-pandemic related price surges of 2022.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 1, 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
Adams expressed hopes that any potential litigation and other ongoing disputes can be resolved without further lengthening the project timeline.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 16, 2026
As the speed increases, they swing in ever widening circles, lengthening as they gain momentum.
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
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