as in now
for the reason that
as long as I've got my boots on, I might as well go out and get the firewood
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And as long as migrants lack opportunities in their own countries, their exodus will continue.
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Renata Brito, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Sep. 2024
Top lawmakers endorsed a plan to delay retirement for employees by as long as five years, Xinhua News Agency reported Friday.
—Bloomberg News, TIME, 13 Sep. 2024
Because as long as the latter is happening between the hash marks, nobody’s going to hear it anyway.
—Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 4 Sep. 2024
Virginia's top energy official is weighing how to help after Dominion Energy said new large customer connections to the grid could stretch as long as seven years.
—Daniel Moore, Axios, 4 Sep. 2024
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Renata Brito, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Sep. 2024
Top lawmakers endorsed a plan to delay retirement for employees by as long as five years, Xinhua News Agency reported Friday.
—Bloomberg News, TIME, 13 Sep. 2024
Because as long as the latter is happening between the hash marks, nobody’s going to hear it anyway.
—Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 4 Sep. 2024
Virginia's top energy official is weighing how to help after Dominion Energy said new large customer connections to the grid could stretch as long as seven years.
—Daniel Moore, Axios, 4 Sep. 2024
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