as in now
for the reason that
as long as I've got my boots on, I might as well go out and get the firewood
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Chen has been drawing as a hobby and occasional side gig for as long as Gignac has known her and regularly posts her work to Instagram under the handle serenadrawing.
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Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
These characters will get to just continue their own little universe, as long as fans are interested.
—Christian Holub, EW.com, 11 Dec. 2024
In September 2024, an international team sequenced the shark’s very large genome—a genetic code of 6.5 billion base pairs, twice as long as the human genome.
—Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Dec. 2024
The onset of dementia can come as a shock, but various signs could predict the condition as long as 20 years before symptoms.
—Angelica Stabile, Fox News, 11 Dec. 2024
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Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
These characters will get to just continue their own little universe, as long as fans are interested.
—Christian Holub, EW.com, 11 Dec. 2024
In September 2024, an international team sequenced the shark’s very large genome—a genetic code of 6.5 billion base pairs, twice as long as the human genome.
—Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Dec. 2024
The onset of dementia can come as a shock, but various signs could predict the condition as long as 20 years before symptoms.
—Angelica Stabile, Fox News, 11 Dec. 2024
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“As long as.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/as%20long%20as. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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