at length
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In full, extensively. For example, The preacher went on at length about sin , or I have read at length about these cameras . [c. 1500]
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After a long time, finally, as in At length the procession ended . [Early 1500s] Also see in the long run .
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Although legislators have not discussed Social Security reform at length, proposals have floated around about ways to fix the program’s financing woes.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 5, 2026
In his final campaign speech on Monday in Washington DC, he talked at length about his controversial renovation project of the Reflecting Pool behind him.
From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026
Mr. Greenberger rightly quotes at length his speech attacking the Three-Fifths Compromise, which allowed slaves to be partially counted in the population quotas of states in the House of Representatives and the Electoral College:
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
He details an early CD release party at length, where the more established Kid Rock showed up to lend support to the emerging rapper.
From Salon ● Oct. 21, 2026
And he clenched his fists and began to plead the blood, to exorcise the hosts of Hell, but even this motion was like another motion, and at length he fell on his knees to pray.
From "Go Tell It on the Mountain" by James Baldwin
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