the long run

noun

: a long period of time after the beginning of something

investing for the long run

Your solution may cause more problems over the long run.

It may be our best option in the long run.

This deal will cost you more in the long run.

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While those could be very harsh (and, in our experience, made our blackheads worse in the long run), these actually pamper your skin. —

Emily Orofino, Vogue, 21 Nov. 2024 As China’s first nuclear test in 1964 prompted India to test a weapon in 1974, which in turn drove Pakistan to accelerate its nuclear program and test a weapon in 1998, in the long run, Israel’s escalating military campaign may constitute Iran’s final incentive to cross the nuclear threshold. —

Carrie A. Lee, Foreign Affairs, 19 Nov. 2024 This will help that child build good movement patterns and be better for their strength in the long run. —

Discover Magazine, 15 Nov. 2024 Elections cost money but subverting democracy is far more costly in the long run. —

Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for the long run

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