no longer

phrase

used to say that something that was once true or possible is not now true or possible
I can no longer afford the car.

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In an era where AI makes competence ubiquitous, flawless output is no longer a differentiator. Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026 From preferential access to quality jobs in Bangladesh to exam paper leaks in India, young South Asians increasingly believe meritocracy no longer works. Šumit Ganguly, NPR, 27 July 2026 Emergency and commercial inventories are both now at or nearing operational stress levels, at which point physics no longer allows oil companies to easily pump oil out of storage into pipelines to get it to refineries. David Goldman, CNN Money, 27 July 2026 Saada hit back during a luncheon with French producers at Cannes, telling the crowd Canal+ would no longer be working with signatories. Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 27 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for no longer

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“No longer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/no%20longer. Accessed 31 Jul. 2026.

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