any longer
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—usually used in negative statements to say that something that was once true or possible is not now true or possible
We can't ignore these problems any longer.
I can't afford the car any longer.
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The parts that know something isn’t right and refuse to stay silent any longer.
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Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 21 Sep. 2025
Multiple New Bestsellers Throughout the Past Few Years For a musician who doesn’t write and record new material any longer — or at least who hasn’t for quite some time — Mitchell is on quite the winning streak on the two tallies where Joni Jazz debuts.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
After two hours, Navarone couldn’t take the anxiety any longer.
—Brianne Tracy, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2025
With Carlos Alcaraz, Dwight McNeil and £35million summer signing Tyler Dibling in reserve, chance-creation is unlikely to plague Everton any longer.
—Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
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Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 21 Sep. 2025
Multiple New Bestsellers Throughout the Past Few Years For a musician who doesn’t write and record new material any longer — or at least who hasn’t for quite some time — Mitchell is on quite the winning streak on the two tallies where Joni Jazz debuts.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
After two hours, Navarone couldn’t take the anxiety any longer.
—Brianne Tracy, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2025
With Carlos Alcaraz, Dwight McNeil and £35million summer signing Tyler Dibling in reserve, chance-creation is unlikely to plague Everton any longer.
—Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
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“Any longer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/any%20longer. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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