long-run
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of long-run
First recorded in 1900–05
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Given the long-run upward trend in housing prices, it is tempting to focus on that potential upside.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
The company also says it’s working to make its margins more resilient in the long-run, including by better managing production, growing its owned supply business and optimizing its organizational structure.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
The core CPI omits energy and has proven to be a better predictor of long-run trends in U.S. inflation.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 9, 2026
“Sure, it’s a shock from where it was six months ago, but from a long-run perspective, once you control for price growth, it’s not a big deal,” said Thornberg, founding partner of Beacon Economics.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
They are, however, covered with innumerable flowers, which smell very sweet; but in the long-run this becomes very stupefying, and I distinctly felt the oppression of the atmosphere, in spite of the fine weather.
From Letters of Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy from Italy and Switzerland by Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy
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