hour-long
adjective
variants
or less commonly hourlong
: lasting an hour
an hour-long commute
hour-long television shows
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Modi and Putin also held a nearly hour-long private meeting in the Russian presidential limousine, the Aurus, while en route to their formal talks, according to Russian state media.
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Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 1 Sep. 2025
Just last year, Corbet scooped the showcase’s best-director prize for his more-than-three-and-a-half-hour-long epic The Brutalist, co-written with Fastvold, his partner in life and work.
—Radhika Seth, Vogue, 1 Sep. 2025
The hour-long audio recording captures dispatchers, police officers and other first responders coordinating a large-scale emergency response after gunfire erupted during a morning church service.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 29 Aug. 2025
The hour-long event will be an opportunity to ask questions and meet a pastor and connect with other new families.
—Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025
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Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 1 Sep. 2025
Just last year, Corbet scooped the showcase’s best-director prize for his more-than-three-and-a-half-hour-long epic The Brutalist, co-written with Fastvold, his partner in life and work.
—Radhika Seth, Vogue, 1 Sep. 2025
The hour-long audio recording captures dispatchers, police officers and other first responders coordinating a large-scale emergency response after gunfire erupted during a morning church service.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 29 Aug. 2025
The hour-long event will be an opportunity to ask questions and meet a pastor and connect with other new families.
—Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025
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“Hour-long.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hour-long. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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