at long last
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Coventry had been stranded on 99 Premier League wins for over a quarter of a century before this victory ticked them over to three figures at long last.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
The headline on this item is a downer, but there’s actually some good news here, because at long last university faculty are pushing back against the relentless degradation of educational standards.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
That couldn’t literally be true, of course — but at least, at long last, it kind of felt so.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 6, 2026
"It's extremely satisfying to have direct evidence to solve this mystery at long last!"
From Science Daily ● May 1, 2026
Is gonna get torn down at long last?
From "Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago" by LeAlan Jones
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