any longer
idiom
—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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So nobody can argue any longer that the data is invaluable, right?
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Makena Kelly, WIRED, 13 Dec. 2024
When his bloodthirsty urges can’t be ignored any longer, Dexter must learn to channel his inner darkness.
—Ashley Hume, Fox News, 13 Dec. 2024
His protector, Russia, Russia, Russia, led by , was not interested in protecting him any longer.
—James Bickerton, Newsweek, 8 Dec. 2024
With the baseball world making its way to the Winter Meetings and anticipating Juan Soto’s decision, another free agent decided against waiting on the superstar any longer.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 8 Dec. 2024
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Makena Kelly, WIRED, 13 Dec. 2024
When his bloodthirsty urges can’t be ignored any longer, Dexter must learn to channel his inner darkness.
—Ashley Hume, Fox News, 13 Dec. 2024
His protector, Russia, Russia, Russia, led by , was not interested in protecting him any longer.
—James Bickerton, Newsweek, 8 Dec. 2024
With the baseball world making its way to the Winter Meetings and anticipating Juan Soto’s decision, another free agent decided against waiting on the superstar any longer.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 8 Dec. 2024
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“Any longer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/any%20longer. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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