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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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In the end, the experiment demonstrated vampire bats can convert amino acids into energy in less than 10 minutes and use it to fuel a lengthy endurance run.
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Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 7 Nov. 2024
Some jurisdictions faced a lengthy, two-page ballot that election officials worried would take voters longer to fill out at the polls and cause lines.
—Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 6 Nov. 2024
The shutdown adds a lengthy workload for businesses and other tax professionals.
—Nathalie Goldstein, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Trump hosted a lengthy roster of foreign dignitaries to the massive waterside mansion.
—Elizabeth Crisp, The Hill, 5 Nov. 2024
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Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 7 Nov. 2024
Some jurisdictions faced a lengthy, two-page ballot that election officials worried would take voters longer to fill out at the polls and cause lines.
—Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 6 Nov. 2024
The shutdown adds a lengthy workload for businesses and other tax professionals.
—Nathalie Goldstein, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Trump hosted a lengthy roster of foreign dignitaries to the massive waterside mansion.
—Elizabeth Crisp, The Hill, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Lengthy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lengthy. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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