long on
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: having or providing a large amount of (something)
He was long on criticism but short on useful advice.
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Is Antoine’s gaze lingering too long on Adia’s body?
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Manuel Betancourt, Variety, 9 Dec. 2024
Similarly, Trump’s bromance diplomacy with Kim Jong Un was long on photo ops but short on easing the North Korean nuclear crisis.
—Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 6 Dec. 2024
This perennial shrub or small, bushy tree has showy panicles of deep red flowers 6 to 10 inches long on fine-toothed, glossy, dark green palmate leaves.
—Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Nov. 2024
Large speculators turned net long on the VIX futures for the first time since January 2019, data compiled by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission showed earlier this month.
—Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 3 Nov. 2024
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Manuel Betancourt, Variety, 9 Dec. 2024
Similarly, Trump’s bromance diplomacy with Kim Jong Un was long on photo ops but short on easing the North Korean nuclear crisis.
—Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 6 Dec. 2024
This perennial shrub or small, bushy tree has showy panicles of deep red flowers 6 to 10 inches long on fine-toothed, glossy, dark green palmate leaves.
—Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Nov. 2024
Large speculators turned net long on the VIX futures for the first time since January 2019, data compiled by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission showed earlier this month.
—Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 3 Nov. 2024
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“Long on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/long%20on. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.
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