- comparative of long.
longer
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Once the immune threat has passed, other proteins modify BCL6 so that it can no longer silence those genes.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 2026
Over a longer time horizon, that additional income could more than compensate for a fund’s loss in price.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
Port compares them to Peter Boyle and Doris Roberts’ bickering Frank and Marie on “Everybody Loves Raymond,” except, he says “they’ve been married way longer and they look way younger.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026
"It's definitely a moment in time. The longer the game went on, Jurgen was taking off the seniors and putting another one of the boys on. It was an incredible show of belief," says Inglethorpe.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
So Mutti would be home late each evening, spending even longer hours now at the zoo, just to be with Marlene, to comfort her.
From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo
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