as long as

Idioms  

1. For the period of time that, as in You may keep the book as long as you want , that is, keep it for whatever time you wish to. [Early 1400s]

2. Also, so long as . Since, because, as in Please pick up some milk as long as you are going to the store , or So long as you're here, you might as well stay for dinner .

3. Also, so long as ; just so . Provided that, as in As long as you don't expect it by tomorrow, I'll make the drawing , or So long as sales are greater than returns, the company will make a profit , or You may have another cookie, just so you don't take the last one . [Early 1800s]

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as long as

Optimism that the U.S. won’t resume strikes against Iran lifted after President Trump told CNN that strikes were unlikely as long as negotiations progress.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 2026

"We, as a band, will fight for the right to speak your mind, as long as it doesn't incite violence," he says.

From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026

Legally, the $500,000 belongs to your husband, as long as he doesn’t commingle the funds in a joint account.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 6, 2026

Proposition TE would allow Palisades fire victims who own homes in the area to avoid the tax as long as they sell the property within five years of the disaster.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026

Her legs are half as long as Midnight’s.

From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes

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