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on end

Continuously, without interruption, as in It's been raining for days on end. This term, which might just as well be put “seemingly without end,” dates from about 1300.

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Hair can suddenly stand on end, metal hiking poles can start to buzz, and a direct hit can be fatal.

He’s just moved to a new town for a job and has been working doubles at the factory for weeks on end.

"Last year it was wet for months on end and now it's the total opposite and we're dry for months on end," says Ms Wordie.

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I can type about 80 words a minute, thanks to my mom making me practice Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing for hours on end in the ’90s.

The status quo means developers remain locked in battles with Gilbert and others for years on end.

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