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The process is both lengthy and costly.
a series of lengthy delays
Lengthier trips require more planning.
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An inclusive and lengthy peace process then developed, with representatives from all sides in the conflict involved in crafting the 1998 Belfast/Good Friday Agreement.
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Richard English, TIME, 17 May 2024
After a lengthy and largely behind-the-scenes search, Tirrell Paxton, a deputy at the county’s Office of the Independent Inspector General, was formally unveiled as a special selection committee’s pick for the office’s new leader.
—A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2024
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Richard English, TIME, 17 May 2024
After a lengthy and largely behind-the-scenes search, Tirrell Paxton, a deputy at the county’s Office of the Independent Inspector General, was formally unveiled as a special selection committee’s pick for the office’s new leader.
—A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2024
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“Lengthy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lengthy. Accessed 21 May. 2024.
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