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on end

adjective as in upright

adjective as in vertical

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The findings are based on independent research that found "a number of severe human rights impacts did ultimately occur in Qatar from 2010 through 2022 for a number of workers connected to the 2022 World Cup. This included: deaths, injuries and illnesses; wages not being paid for months on end; and significant debt faced by workers and their families reimbursing the fees they paid to obtain jobs in Qatar".

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Finns are asked how they would cope without power for days on end with winter temperatures as low as -20C.

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“Unfortunately the likelihood of someone surviving that kind of inclement weather for days on end is slim.”

"It is not only that they haven't done the job. It is that we have to stay in for days on end just in case anybody comes... we don't know when they're coming or going," he said.

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Forget the fish tails, we mean women capable of holding their breath for minutes on end as they dive under the sea several hundred times a day.

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

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