for (quite) some time
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: for a somewhat long time
She has been living there for (quite) some time.
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Wages for blue-collar workers have been stagnant for some time.
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Michael Posner, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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Other consumers, however, saw the video and didn’t think about the dumbbells again for some time.
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As Ben Ryder Howe reported in New York magazine’s The Intelligencer, a group of billionaires associated with the Club has been maneuvering to privatize contested swaths of land that yield access to the Crazies for some time.
—Ryleigh Nucilli, Outside Online, 14 Nov. 2024
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Michael Posner, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
Stone has been a mainstay on the Los Angeles dining scene for some time now.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 21 Nov. 2024
Other consumers, however, saw the video and didn’t think about the dumbbells again for some time.
—Stephanie Dillon, Rolling Stone, 20 Nov. 2024
As Ben Ryder Howe reported in New York magazine’s The Intelligencer, a group of billionaires associated with the Club has been maneuvering to privatize contested swaths of land that yield access to the Crazies for some time.
—Ryleigh Nucilli, Outside Online, 14 Nov. 2024
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“For (quite) some time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/for%20%28quite%29%20some%20time. Accessed 2 Dec. 2024.
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