any longer

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—usually used in negative statements to say that something that was once true or possible is not now true or possible

We can't ignore these problems any longer.

I can't afford the car any longer.

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It should be noted that those three were all in their first year of eligibility, so perhaps the voters didn't want this year's class to wait any longer. —

Ryan Morik, Fox News, 7 Feb. 2025 North Crowley running back Cornelius Warren III was one of the top unsigned prospects in Texas high school football, but that isn’t the case any longer. —

Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Feb. 2025 But the Warriors are not in the middle of that run any longer. —

Michael Nowels, The Mercury News, 5 Feb. 2025 Cowboy Carter gave us a textbook on the Black roots of country music, a syllabus that cements the Black contributions to the genre so no one can deny or ignore its Black history any longer. —

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