for long
idiom
: for many years, days, hours, etc. : for a long time
I haven't known him for long.
Her life did not remain peaceful for long.
He won't be away for much longer.
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Most of us have a box or two filled with ornaments or other holiday decor, but this isn't the best solution for long-term storage.
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Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 2 Jan. 2026
After a soggy New Year's Eve and New Year's Day, the pause in rain won't last for long.
—Julie Sharp, CBS News, 2 Jan. 2026
Powering the Wanda series is UniX AI’s in-house technology stack, which combines multimodal semantic keypoints with UniFlex for imitation learning, UniTouch for tactile perception, and UniCortex for long-sequence task planning.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 2 Jan. 2026
Mahomes might not be in the brace for long.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 2 Jan. 2026
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Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 2 Jan. 2026
After a soggy New Year's Eve and New Year's Day, the pause in rain won't last for long.
—Julie Sharp, CBS News, 2 Jan. 2026
Powering the Wanda series is UniX AI’s in-house technology stack, which combines multimodal semantic keypoints with UniFlex for imitation learning, UniTouch for tactile perception, and UniCortex for long-sequence task planning.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 2 Jan. 2026
Mahomes might not be in the brace for long.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 2 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for for long
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“For long.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/for%20long. Accessed 8 Jan. 2026.
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