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For a long time, the likelihood of surviving pancreatic cancer has been extremely low.
From Science Daily • Jun. 4, 2026
There are two things: One is something people have said for a long time the pool needs, that somebody has to fill in the spaces between the concrete slabs to make sure they don’t leak.
From Slate • Jun. 4, 2026
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- eons
- since the dawn of time
- yonks
- an eternity
- a coon's age
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- an instant
- a New York minute
- a short while
- a hot second
- a moment
