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That can either lengthen the life of a mortgage bond, if fewer refinancings happen, or shorten it, if a lot do.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

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

Funding shortfalls for research and personal circumstances can also often lengthen the study period.

From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2026

Seated in the branches of the elm tree at the north wall of the Abbey, Cluny watched the shadows lengthen.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques

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

“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

Neser lengthens Australia's batting at number eight and has the experience of the Gabba being his home ground, but only Warne and McGrath have more wickets than Lyon in Brisbane.

From BBC ● Dec. 3, 2025

They run together, but at the end, the other girl finishes more strongly Her stride lengthens, and a man keeps yelling, “Go, Annie! Go, Annie! Dig ’em in, love!

From "I Am the Messenger" by Markus Zusak

In a bid to limit the stress on his body, he lengthened his run-up in 2018, and that did allow him to play key roles in some of England's biggest successes in recent years.

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

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

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

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

That includes tough rules on deficits, an independent central bank, and a pension system that indexes retirement to lengthening lifespans.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 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

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

When asked if signs of fatigue might include lengthening collection times after sales are booked, or narrowing gross margins, Nelson said those were good examples.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 27, 2026

The circle of light with my shadow was changing shape, lengthening while footsteps backed away down the sidewalk.

From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron