- comparative of long.
longer
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That’s not good news for the nearly 2 million Americans who have been unemployed for six months or longer.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026
We no longer believed we deserved and had earned our greatness.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
National Institutes of Health reflects that evidence, noting that D3 tends to raise vitamin D levels more and keep them elevated for longer than D2.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 2026
The former long-haul truck driver said his health deteriorated so significantly while he was detained that, afterward, he could no longer pass the required physical assessment because of his vision and breathing issues.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026
So Mutti would be home late each evening, spending even longer hours now at the zoo, just to be with Marlene, to comfort her.
From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo
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