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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The benefits of this investment will occur for as long as SOCCCD’s FY 2020-21 students remain employed in the state workforce.
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Advertorial, Orange County Register, 6 Nov. 2024
However, tallying may not take as long as 2020 since officials can process votes ahead of time.
—Joe Walsh, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
For example, Affirm offers payment programs that last as long as 36 months.
—Ryan Browne, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2024
Try to keep your exhales twice as long as your inhales.
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Advertorial, Orange County Register, 6 Nov. 2024
However, tallying may not take as long as 2020 since officials can process votes ahead of time.
—Joe Walsh, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
For example, Affirm offers payment programs that last as long as 36 months.
—Ryan Browne, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2024
Try to keep your exhales twice as long as your inhales.
—Michael Menna, Verywell Health, 4 Nov. 2024
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“As long as.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/as%20long%20as. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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