at long last
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Or is it, at long last, too much, too obvious?
From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 2026
"It's extremely satisfying to have direct evidence to solve this mystery at long last!"
From Science Daily • May 1, 2026
But, at long last, the result didn’t backfire.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 16, 2025
She’s alone, gloriously, at long last . . . and too late for the rest of us to savor what her next steps will be.
From Salon • Aug. 15, 2025
I rode away at dawn; and I came at long last to the dwelling of Saruman.
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
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