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- verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
lengthen .
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Examples
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As we travel northward we find the term lengthens; and in the Northern Agricultural
Russia Donald Mackenzie Wallace 1880
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The thought was that stretching prior to exercise lengthens muscle fibers, which enables the body to absorb more shock and stress and generate more force, Pereles said.
Pre-run stretching doesn't prevent injuries, study finds 2011
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But continuing these egregious subsidies to companies making billions of dollars in profits counteracts any free-market incentive they'd have to develop alternatives -- and thus only lengthens the amount of time we're subsidizing repressive governments around the world.
Arianna Huffington: The Bin Laden Bounce: How Will Obama Use This Moment of Unexpected Unity? Arianna Huffington 2011
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That lengthens vulnerable supply lines and overloads soldiers and Marines in the field.
Solar Updates Marines' Arsenal Keith Johnson 2011
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But continuing these egregious subsidies to companies making billions of dollars in profits counteracts any free-market incentive they'd have to develop alternatives -- and thus only lengthens the amount of time we're subsidizing repressive governments around the world.
Arianna Huffington: The Bin Laden Bounce: How Will Obama Use This Moment of Unexpected Unity? Arianna Huffington 2011
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The shadow, a horizontal shade drawing over the earth, lengthens.
Miracles, Inc. T.J. Forrester 2011
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“However, as one extends that time horizon from one day to one month to one quarter to one year to 10 years, the probability of losing money decreases as the time horizon lengthens.”
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The thought was that stretching prior to exercise lengthens muscle fibers, which enables the body to absorb more shock and stress and generate more force, Pereles said.
Pre-run stretching doesn't prevent injuries, study finds 2011
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“However, as one extends that time horizon from one day to one month to one quarter to one year to 10 years, the probability of losing money decreases as the time horizon lengthens.”
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But continuing these egregious subsidies to companies making billions of dollars in profits counteracts any free-market incentive they'd have to develop alternatives -- and thus only lengthens the amount of time we're subsidizing repressive governments around the world.
Arianna Huffington: The Bin Laden Bounce: How Will Obama Use This Moment of Unexpected Unity? Arianna Huffington 2011
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