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“Cars” merchandise fit nicely alongside Hot Wheels and model trains, something you could put in a child’s hand and have them zooming along walls for hours on end.
From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026
But wait, you might object, the so-called reasoning models don’t just sit around doing nothing—they think for minutes, sometimes hours, on end!
From Slate • May 25, 2026
"Hundreds of prisoners end up locked away for years on end, with no way of receiving visits from their lawyers and families," Amnesty International said in a 2021 report on their website.
From Barron's • Apr. 23, 2026
She also watched YouTube videos for hours on end, noting that the platform's "autoplay" feature, where a new video starts automatically after the previous one has ended, kept her on it.
From BBC • Feb. 26, 2026
And he makes up these cockalamie stories to stand my hair on end about being a flying fighter.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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