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Recent Examples of longueur
The images in which Wenders frames Hirayama at work are elegant, but the editing of them is brisk, cutting the routine down to a handful of exemplary moments that celebrate the laborer’s attentive care while eliding its longueurs.
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Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 5 Feb. 2024
What the play offers is a few longueurs about life and, importantly, an all-night party, rendered with blurry economy and Dionysian delight.
—Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 21 Dec. 2023
Like that Chopin ballade, a good routine has light and shade, fast sections and longueurs.
—Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 8 Apr. 2020
This enthusiasm is a blessing for the longueurs to come, as one by one the cast spins out the inscrutable tale of the annual Jellicle Ball, when all the street cats of London convene to dance and sing.
—Daniel Drake, The New York Review of Books, 4 Jan. 2020
Sitting through the longueurs of Simon’s book shouldn’t have to be the penitential price for our enjoyment of the musical portion of the show.
—Charles McNulty, latimes.com, 23 June 2018
And even with its longueurs, the book is full of wonder.
—Sarah Lyall, New York Times, 18 Oct. 2017
Fortunately, the novel’s exciting ending helps to compensate for its longueurs.
—Sam Sacks, WSJ, 29 Sep. 2017
A lot of the material is thus delivered semi-impromptu, with all the stutters and longueurs that entails.
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 10 Aug. 2017
Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 5 Feb. 2024
What the play offers is a few longueurs about life and, importantly, an all-night party, rendered with blurry economy and Dionysian delight.
—Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 21 Dec. 2023
Like that Chopin ballade, a good routine has light and shade, fast sections and longueurs.
—Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 8 Apr. 2020
This enthusiasm is a blessing for the longueurs to come, as one by one the cast spins out the inscrutable tale of the annual Jellicle Ball, when all the street cats of London convene to dance and sing.
—Daniel Drake, The New York Review of Books, 4 Jan. 2020
Sitting through the longueurs of Simon’s book shouldn’t have to be the penitential price for our enjoyment of the musical portion of the show.
—Charles McNulty, latimes.com, 23 June 2018
And even with its longueurs, the book is full of wonder.
—Sarah Lyall, New York Times, 18 Oct. 2017
Fortunately, the novel’s exciting ending helps to compensate for its longueurs.
—Sam Sacks, WSJ, 29 Sep. 2017
A lot of the material is thus delivered semi-impromptu, with all the stutters and longueurs that entails.
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 10 Aug. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for longueur
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Adding to the complexity of the undertaking—and to its emotional import—are quotations from a Fugue in B-flat composed by Ives’s father.Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
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Then, the creator of that quotation can select the winner.Steve Banker, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
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However, during a complex scene with a lot of context, complicated wording, and ambiguity about what is going on, more cognitive effort is required.Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 6 Nov. 2024
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For a tech company specializing in data, this inability to use that historical context to create better, more efficient, and effective services just doesn’t make sense.Anna Covert, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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Unfortunately, instead of making the clip that attaches to your clothing a peg or similarly sprung clip, King Smith has opted for one reminiscent of a plastic paperclip.PCMAG, PCMAG, 12 Nov. 2024
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FiveThirtyEight’s forecasts favor Harris at a 50% to 49% clip, while Silver Bulletin, the model run by statistician and Polymarket advisor Nate Silver, leans toward Harris by a miniscule 50.02% to 49.99% margin.Derek Saul, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Longueur.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/longueur. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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