for (quite) some time
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: for a somewhat long time
She has been living there for (quite) some time.
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This new information comes from S&P Global Mobility, which has tracked vehicle registration data nationwide for quite some time now.
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Andy Kalmowitz / Jalopnik, Quartz, 23 May 2024
Having secured their parties’ presumptive nominations for some time now, Biden and Trump are eager to face off and pitch their respective cases to American voters.
—Geoffrey Skelley, ABC News, 22 May 2024
Slowly, the evidence began to build that another species of stingray, the Atlantic cownose ray or Rhinoptera bonasus, had been living in the area for some time, the study said.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 21 May 2024
Microsoft has been building up to this moment for quite some time, so expect to hear a lot about its transition to Windows on Arm.
—Tom Warren, The Verge, 20 May 2024
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Andy Kalmowitz / Jalopnik, Quartz, 23 May 2024
Having secured their parties’ presumptive nominations for some time now, Biden and Trump are eager to face off and pitch their respective cases to American voters.
—Geoffrey Skelley, ABC News, 22 May 2024
Slowly, the evidence began to build that another species of stingray, the Atlantic cownose ray or Rhinoptera bonasus, had been living in the area for some time, the study said.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 21 May 2024
Microsoft has been building up to this moment for quite some time, so expect to hear a lot about its transition to Windows on Arm.
—Tom Warren, The Verge, 20 May 2024
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“For (quite) some time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/for%20%28quite%29%20some%20time. Accessed 6 Jun. 2024.
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