longer
Example Sentences
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This adolescent period lasts much longer than expected, continuing until roughly age 32 on average.
From Science Daily
"Environment, mobility, access to housing: a number of policies are on standby and the region is no longer taking charge of major issues."
From Barron's
Buffer funds have grown in popularity in the past several years amid investor angst about market volatility and the specter of a longer downturn.
A base in Libya, for instance, or the Red Sea would allow Russian vessels to sail in the Mediterranean and Indian Ocean for longer periods than are now within their reach.
O'Neill staying at Celtic for now… but should it be for even longer?
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
