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long-term

adj

Definitions

  1. Becoming evident after a relatively long time period.

    • Time will tell what the long-term impact of the Beijing Olympics will be. But history shows that once people get a taste of freedom, they eventually want more.
    • Surprisingly, this analysis revealed that acute exposure to solvent vapors at concentrations below those associated with long-term effects appears to increase the risk of a fatal automobile accident.

  2. Extending over a relatively long time period.

    • Furthermore, this increase in risk is comparable to the risk of death from leukemia after long-term exposure to benzene, another solvent, which has the well-known property of causing this type of cancer.
    • Asari Cultural VI: Due to our lifespan-sometimes reaching 1,000 years of age-we are patient in our decisions, and prefer long-term solutions over short-term gains.

  3. Over a relatively long period of time.

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Derived

long COVID, long-termism, longtermism, longtermist, long-termly, long-termness, on long-term sick

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at long-term. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at long-term. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

10 hops · closes at long-term

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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