How to Use the long term in a Sentence
the long term
noun-
But there is much at stake, both in the short term and the long term.
— Adam Taylor, Washington Post, 26 Oct. 2023 -
Tamir says in the long term, even the most wealthy will suffer.
— Chloe Berger, Fortune, 18 Mar. 2024 -
In the long term, this is the safest course for a democracy to take.
— Jelani Cobb, The New Yorker, 3 Sep. 2023 -
Laborers have been kept out of the loop in the long term.
— Kate Cimini, USA TODAY, 8 May 2024 -
Investing in stocks and bonds is one of the best ways to build wealth over the long term.
— Mallika Mitra, wsj.com, 11 Oct. 2023 -
And in the long term, the aim is to help Uvalde learn more about itself – and grow as a result.
— Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 Aug. 2023 -
Catching and killing them does little in the long term.
— Madeleine Schwartz, The New York Review of Books, 27 July 2023 -
Members have said that the cap would save $3 trillion over the long term.
— Adam Shaw, Fox News, 20 Mar. 2023 -
Now, talks about what to do in the long term are underway.
— Chris Klimek, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Aug. 2023 -
Citi is betting on tech to create growth in the long term.
— Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 16 Jan. 2024 -
The first is through the property value, which tends to climb over the long term.
— Travis Forman, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2023 -
That bonus, Walther said in the letter, could be worth as much as $35 billion in the long term.
— Michael Del Castillo, Fortune Europe, 11 Oct. 2024 -
How these challenges play out in the long term is unclear.
— Marley Jay, NBC News, 14 Sep. 2023 -
That is going to cost more money in the short term, more money in the long term.
— Adam Bearne, NPR, 3 June 2024 -
But in the long term, the United States needs to look beyond just Iran and the Palestinians.
— Maria Fantappie and Vali Nasr, Foreign Affairs, 20 Nov. 2023 -
But over the long term, lacking a high school degree can hold men back.
— Carolyn Thompson, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2023 -
So over the long term, Threads could be another boon for Mastodon.
— Michael Kan, PCMAG, 5 July 2023 -
Now with a map in hand, and camera traps still in place, the research team is tracking the changes of bais in the long term.
— Zhengyang Wang, Scientific American, 2 Oct. 2024 -
There’s little doubt that the Lions will attempt to re-sign Goff for the long term.
— Dj Siddiqi, Forbes, 11 Feb. 2024 -
As a result, they will be locked in a tense confrontation for the long term.
— Samuel Charap, Foreign Affairs, 13 July 2023 -
This won’t do in the long term, so a business decision was made.
— Melvin Backman, Quartz, 6 Feb. 2024 -
Keep in Mind Gas tools have more maintenance demands and costs in the long term.
— Kat De Naoum, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Sep. 2023 -
What would Ortiz’s pitch be to Ohtani about staying in Boston for the long term?
— Khari Thompson, BostonGlobe.com, 14 July 2023 -
But in the long term of the game, Angela is an absolute sweetheart.
— Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 9 Aug. 2024 -
But in the long term, these dynamics can spell the end of a Veblen good’s power.
— Amanda Mull, The Atlantic, 7 Feb. 2024 -
Others made the case that screenings lead to further savings in the long term.
— Bruce Gil, Quartz, 6 Aug. 2024 -
But in the long term, or if covered up, this could be dangerous.
— Scharon Harding, Ars Technica, 9 Nov. 2023 -
But Levin feels the endless cycles of violence won't help in the long term.
— Niraj Warikoo, Detroit Free Press, 2 Oct. 2024 -
Employees say the pay isn’t enough to attract or keep people for the long term.
— Ben Botkin, oregonlive, 13 Mar. 2023 -
More than two-thirds of adults over the age of 50 want to remain in their homes for the long term, according to research from AARP.
— Annie Nova, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2024
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