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in the long run

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. in the long run, in the endadverb

    after a very lengthy period of time

    "she will succeed in the long run"

Wiktionary

  1. in the long runadverb

    After a very long time; eventually; over a long period of time; more generally.

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  1. in the long run

    "In the long run" is an idiom referring to an extended period or after enough time has passed, often implying that certain events or effects will happen as a result in the end. It's typically used to consider future consequences or results of actual situations or decisions.

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  1. in the long run

    Read the full text of the In the Long Run poem by Ella Wheeler Wilcox on the Poetry.com website.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of in the long run in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of in the long run in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of in the long run in a Sentence

  1. Tony Nunan:

    Oil prices will trend down again ... $35 a barrel will be the support level. Low prices are not sustainable in the long-run.

  2. Paul Callan:

    I believe that the existence of cell phone video and social media postings has substantially reduced police brutality over the long run. Although the intensity of news coverage of cases such as [George] Zimmerman and Michael Brown makes it feel like there is more police brutality, my sense of the situation as a lawyer who is in court several times a week is that the number of cases is diminishing.

  3. Boeing Chief Executive Dennis Muilenburg:

    There is a difference between putting cargo in space and putting humans in space, and that's a big step. Our very deliberate, safety-based approach for things like CST-100, that will be a differentiator in the long run.

  4. Mohammad Shabbir:

    The budget is a positive sign for the long run, but we think that the first three months of 2016 will be an adjustment period for companies as their gross margins are impacted by the higher costs.

  5. German Rosberg:

    It's a good start for sure, starting on pole, it's going to be a long run down to turn one so it's going to be an exciting battle and then I'm sure we have a good race car.


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