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The process is both lengthy and costly.
a series of lengthy delays
Lengthier trips require more planning.
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But the two had a lengthy conversation focusing on defense on Thursday.
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Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 9 Aug. 2024
To underscore that fact, the lawsuit points to a lengthy and intellectually sharp interview Robertson conducted with Variety in the last week of July 2023, just days before his death.
—Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Aug. 2024
The lengthy is too expository and gives the opera a biographical overbite.
—Rhoda Feng, ARTnews.com, 9 Aug. 2024
The rule was intended to simplify the use of common ingredients like salt and vinegar by avoiding a lengthy approval process while also freeing up the FDA’s limited resources.
—Mustafa Fattah, NBC News, 8 Aug. 2024
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Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 9 Aug. 2024
To underscore that fact, the lawsuit points to a lengthy and intellectually sharp interview Robertson conducted with Variety in the last week of July 2023, just days before his death.
—Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Aug. 2024
The lengthy is too expository and gives the opera a biographical overbite.
—Rhoda Feng, ARTnews.com, 9 Aug. 2024
The rule was intended to simplify the use of common ingredients like salt and vinegar by avoiding a lengthy approval process while also freeing up the FDA’s limited resources.
—Mustafa Fattah, NBC News, 8 Aug. 2024
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“Lengthy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lengthy. Accessed 18 Aug. 2024.
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