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Recent Examples of lengthy Settlement talks, aimed at averting lengthy and public litigation, are the norm, but crypto companies say the SEC under Gensler has been unwilling to engage in substantive discussions. Hannah Lang and Chris Prentice, USA TODAY, 16 Jan. 2025 However, such a move would require a lengthy legal process, including hearings and appeals. Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025 Tribal Lending Has Largely Ceased in Six States And these legal battles can be lengthy and contentious, as exemplified by what happened in Connecticut. Joel Jacobs, ProPublica, 15 Jan. 2025 Some analysts have attributed existing lengthy building permitting processes to understaffing. Liam Dillon, Los Angeles Times, 15 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for lengthy 
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Adjective
  • The anime-style drawing depicts a girl sporting long blue hair — and a purple sweater, of course.
    Erin Clack, People.com, 19 Jan. 2025
  • Biden oversaw the end of the longest war in U.S. history in August 2021, pulling troops out of Afghanistan in line with a deal struck with the Taliban by the first Trump administration.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 19 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Another catchy song with elongated, ethereal harmonies that capture the temptation of infidelity.
    Bryan West, The Tennessean, 18 Apr. 2024
  • Worm lizards are well adapted for underground life, with elongated bodies, reduced or no limbs, rudimentary eyes and tough, ring-like scales.
    Newsweek, Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2024
Adjective
  • Some feature high waists to elongate legs or pleats to conjure old-school élan worthy of Cary Grant.
    Charlie Teasdale, WSJ, 21 Nov. 2023
  • The fragment, which was cleaved from its fecal parent with a pair of wire cutters, resembles a chunk of light-colored concrete with darker, elongate inclusions that Chin recognizes as bone.
    Karen Wright, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2019

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“Lengthy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lengthy. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.

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