for (quite) some time
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: for a somewhat long time
She has been living there for (quite) some time.
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Improving safety in Washington D.C. has been on the Trump administration's radar for some time, as Trump signed the executive order aiming to improve safety in D.C. in March this year.
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Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Aug. 2025
This mattress is also durable—Dragan noticed that any body imprints pop back quickly, and is hopeful this will hold up for some time.
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Kyiv, Ukraine — A Trump-Putin meeting has been floated by both sides for some time.
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The big marine mammal that’s estimated to be about 900 pounds was stranded for some time on tidal flats near Mattapoisett.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 6 Aug. 2025
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Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Aug. 2025
This mattress is also durable—Dragan noticed that any body imprints pop back quickly, and is hopeful this will hold up for some time.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 7 Aug. 2025
Kyiv, Ukraine — A Trump-Putin meeting has been floated by both sides for some time.
—Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2025
The big marine mammal that’s estimated to be about 900 pounds was stranded for some time on tidal flats near Mattapoisett.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 6 Aug. 2025
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“For (quite) some time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/for%20%28quite%29%20some%20time. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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