yearslong
adjective
years·long ˈyirz-ˈlȯŋ 
: lasting through several or many years
Torrential rains and widespread flooding in Texas have brought relief from a yearslong drought to many parts of the state.—
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But maintaining security over the strait would require a high-risk, resource-intensive operation that could be a yearslong American commitment. —Aamer Madhani, Fortune, 9 Apr. 2026 The appeal, filed Tuesday in the state Court of Appeals, draws out the already yearslong legal battle over the program and sets up the administration for a fight against the City Council. —Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 25 Mar. 2026 Many regions in the country have a yearslong backlog of projects that want to connect to the grid. —Pippa Stevens, CNBC, 22 Feb. 2026 Fetterman told the Washington Examiner on Thursday that his pardon request, made in a recent letter to Herzog that was first reported by Talking Points Memo, for Netanyahu to be cleared of his yearslong public corruption trial would be in the wartime nation’s best interest. —Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 11 Dec. 2025 The deal would conclude a yearslong effort that began during Trump’s first term and became a key factor in broader negotiations between the United States and China in recent months. —Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2025 Between the lines: This year's drop continues a yearslong trend of declining homicide rates in Denver. —Esteban L. Hernandez, Axios, 12 May 2025 After all, a yearslong belief that demographic shifts, population growth and rapid urbanization had Democrats on the cusp of flipping the nation’s most populous Republican state was seemingly in tatters after November. —J. David Goodman, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025 Trump's 2017 visit to Saudi Arabia played a key role in triggering a yearslong blockade of Qatar by four Arab nations, including the kingdom. —John Yoo and John Shu, Newsweek, 23 Jan. 2025
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Aamer Madhani, Fortune, 9 Apr. 2026 The appeal, filed Tuesday in the state Court of Appeals, draws out the already yearslong legal battle over the program and sets up the administration for a fight against the City Council. —Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 25 Mar. 2026 Many regions in the country have a yearslong backlog of projects that want to connect to the grid. —Pippa Stevens, CNBC, 22 Feb. 2026 Fetterman told the Washington Examiner on Thursday that his pardon request, made in a recent letter to Herzog that was first reported by Talking Points Memo, for Netanyahu to be cleared of his yearslong public corruption trial would be in the wartime nation’s best interest. —Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 11 Dec. 2025 The deal would conclude a yearslong effort that began during Trump’s first term and became a key factor in broader negotiations between the United States and China in recent months. —Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2025 Between the lines: This year's drop continues a yearslong trend of declining homicide rates in Denver. —Esteban L. Hernandez, Axios, 12 May 2025 After all, a yearslong belief that demographic shifts, population growth and rapid urbanization had Democrats on the cusp of flipping the nation’s most populous Republican state was seemingly in tatters after November. —J. David Goodman, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025 Trump's 2017 visit to Saudi Arabia played a key role in triggering a yearslong blockade of Qatar by four Arab nations, including the kingdom. —John Yoo and John Shu, Newsweek, 23 Jan. 2025
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“Yearslong.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/dictionary/yearslong. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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