as long as
conjunction
1
: provided that
can do as they like as long as they have a B average
2
: inasmuch as, since
as long as you're going, I'll go too
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as long as I've got my boots on, I might as well go out and get the firewood
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People under 21 are allowed in liquor stores as long as they’re accompanied by an adult who’s legally allowed to purchase and consume alcohol, the state Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control said.
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Kendrick Marshall, Sacramento Bee, 24 Jan. 2025
The prosecution agreed to reduce its initial second-degree murder charge to voluntary manslaughter as long as Harmon pleaded guilty to both the manslaughter charge and an enhancement for the use of a deadly weapon in the commission of a felony.
—Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 24 Jan. 2025
As Steve Witkoff, Trump's Middle East envoy, implied to Haaretz on Jan. 22, Israeli-Saudi normalization is dead in the water as long as the war in Gaza continues.
—John Yoo and John Shu, Newsweek, 23 Jan. 2025
By some count, there’s the most that’s ever been, and as long as there is inventory, TJX will beat the numbers.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 23 Jan. 2025
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Kendrick Marshall, Sacramento Bee, 24 Jan. 2025
The prosecution agreed to reduce its initial second-degree murder charge to voluntary manslaughter as long as Harmon pleaded guilty to both the manslaughter charge and an enhancement for the use of a deadly weapon in the commission of a felony.
—Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 24 Jan. 2025
As Steve Witkoff, Trump's Middle East envoy, implied to Haaretz on Jan. 22, Israeli-Saudi normalization is dead in the water as long as the war in Gaza continues.
—John Yoo and John Shu, Newsweek, 23 Jan. 2025
By some count, there’s the most that’s ever been, and as long as there is inventory, TJX will beat the numbers.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 23 Jan. 2025
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“As long as.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/as%20long%20as. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.
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