as in long
lasting for a considerable time
before approving a new drug, the government insists on some long-term research to determine any possible side effects
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Recent Examples of long-term
Granted, PCs and the internet were harder to initially embrace due to cost and difficulty of setup, but AI adoption is right in line with two pivotal products of our current technological era, evincing its long-term transformative potential.
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Big Think, 6 Oct. 2025
For landowners, that can mean safer properties, more usable space, and long-term gains in soil and vegetation health.
—Jon Stojan, USA Today, 6 Oct. 2025
Relying on luck is not a long-term fix.
—Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 6 Oct. 2025
Long and his colleagues are on the lookout for long-term problems with cognition, emotions and motor abilities.
—Dr. Marc Siegel , Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2025
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Big Think, 6 Oct. 2025
For landowners, that can mean safer properties, more usable space, and long-term gains in soil and vegetation health.
—Jon Stojan, USA Today, 6 Oct. 2025
Relying on luck is not a long-term fix.
—Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 6 Oct. 2025
Long and his colleagues are on the lookout for long-term problems with cognition, emotions and motor abilities.
—Dr. Marc Siegel , Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for long-term
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That began to change in October 1985, when the American Cancer Society partnered with other groups to launch a week-long event devoted to raising awareness about breast cancer.—
Dr. Noor Shaik,
ABC News,
1 Oct. 2025
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The court will decide whether to extend McElroy’s TRO into a longer preliminary injunction, which would keep the FEMA homeland security grants available while the case proceeds.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Sir Alex Ferguson’s lengthy and wildly successful time in charge ensured any problems tended to reside away from the Old Trafford dugout.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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For Executive Director and CEO Monetta White, reopening MoAD after its lengthy hiatus is deeply personal.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
1 Oct. 2025
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An ally of Hungarian leader Viktor Orban, Babis has teamed up with a number of far-right parties in the Patriots for Europe group in the European Parliament to challenge the mainstream direction of Europe’s policies, including decarbonisation.—
Reuters 3 hr ago,
CNN Money,
4 Oct. 2025
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The coffee shop has become a go-to for far east side Detroiters who have long traveled to neighboring Grosse Pointe for a nearby caffeine fix.—
Lyndsay C. Green,
Freep.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Long-term.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/long-term. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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