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The process is both lengthy and costly.
a series of lengthy delays
Lengthier trips require more planning.
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Those activities won him lengthy prison terms under both Sukarno and his successor, Suharto; sadly, postindependence Indonesia saw long periods of repression.
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Adam Hochschild, The Atlantic, 23 Apr. 2024
The lengthy look at the film begins with Tatum’s Slater King announcing amusingly that everyone’s dead and then backtracking to start at the beginning.
—Christy Piña, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Apr. 2024
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Adam Hochschild, The Atlantic, 23 Apr. 2024
The lengthy look at the film begins with Tatum’s Slater King announcing amusingly that everyone’s dead and then backtracking to start at the beginning.
—Christy Piña, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Apr. 2024
See all Example Sentences for lengthy
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“Lengthy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lengthy. Accessed 3 May. 2024.
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