long period
Example Sentences
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That’s “probably one of the higher values” recorded there, but meteorologists don’t have a long period of registered climate data for that area so it’s hard to say, he added.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
"Additional analysis of nearby seismic stations, long period seismic waves, and satellite imagery led to the determination that the seismic event was instead a glacial collapse and debris flow, and that no earthquake had occurred."
From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026
Davies said injuries like this can be "quite painful" and need to be dressed for a "long period of time".
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
“It’s just part of a long period in which the relationship has gotten worse, and we just don’t seem to be able to fix it.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026
I don’t think he ever stopped to consider that the Wrights were about the only demons to whom I could have talked for any long period of time.
From "Dragonwings" by Laurence Yep
