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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And last year’s constitutional reforms had already established a one-party system in a country where opposition leaders no longer exist, because they have been exiled. CNN Money, 21 July 2026 The defining challenge of the AI era is no longer invention alone. Nigel Vaz, Time, 20 July 2026 The drink can disappear from the menu when the crop behind it is no longer available. Noel Burgess, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026 The place Azizi thought of as home, in a sense, no longer exists. Matthew Carey, Deadline, 20 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 27 Jul. 2026.

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