for days on end
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My adult physical life has been a mixed bag of hyper-athletic hot yoga, long country runs and hunching over my computer for days on end.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026
I considered how, for days on end, I’d cried in the shower, doubled over in heartache.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 28, 2025
Bujakera said these conditions were far from unusual - taps "constantly" run dry at Makala, while "electricity is random, leaving the detainees without light for days on end".
From BBC • Sep. 7, 2024
The judge buys that; afterall, jury selection has gone on for days on end, and he wants to start the trial.
From Salon • Apr. 15, 2024
He wore the same shorts and t-shirts to work for days on end.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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