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View definitions for long for

long for

verb as in wish for

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I began to worry: Will my excessive phone use make my daughter long for the sweet, lobotomizing glow of a high-tech rectangle, despite any screen limits I place on her?

From Slate

Sir Keir Starmer told the conference in Llandudno, Conwy, he would defend the Budget "all day long" for taking "tough decisions that were necessary to stabilise our economy".

From BBC

In a new report published by Ofsted, inspectors said children "wait too long" for their needs to be assessed which has led to some "missing large amounts of their education".

From BBC

"So why does it take so long for a government, who have already accepted that he has been wrongly convicted, to accept him onto a scheme that provides compensation for people who have been wrongly convicted?"

From BBC

At the time, the government said she was taking a short break before starting her new role, but did not specify how long for.

From BBC

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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