as in mile
a long distance
growing up in suburban New England, I used to think the 10 miles between our house and the mall was a long haul
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Recent Examples of long haul
To win, a player needs to establish alliances built for the long haul and control the flow of information over long days filled with downtime.
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Joe Reid, Vulture, 30 Jan. 2025
That’s how teams change their fortunes, immediately and over the long haul.
—Zac Jackson, The Athletic, 23 Jan. 2025
His body has been conditioned for the long haul in extremis.
—Tim Ellis, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
Yet Franz Ferdinand have stayed vital over the long haul — like their oddly linked NYC counterparts, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 11 Jan. 2025
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Joe Reid, Vulture, 30 Jan. 2025
That’s how teams change their fortunes, immediately and over the long haul.
—Zac Jackson, The Athletic, 23 Jan. 2025
His body has been conditioned for the long haul in extremis.
—Tim Ellis, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
Yet Franz Ferdinand have stayed vital over the long haul — like their oddly linked NYC counterparts, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 11 Jan. 2025
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“Long haul.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/long%20haul. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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