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Meanings of getting longer in English

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Usage of getting longer in English
1
The silences were getting longer, his thoughts elsewhere more often these days.
Brave New World
2
The list is long and inglorious, and getting longer by the day.
The Irish Times
3
The chains are getting longer because China's capital allocation machinery is broken.
Reuters
4
On news programs, I've seen lines of unemployed people getting longer and longer.
The zinn reader
5
Today my impression is that most journeys point-to-point are getting longer, not shorter.
The Guardian
6
The list of things that Covid-19 does to the body keeps getting longer.
Wired
7
In addition, the time limit on Encore screenings is getting longer.
The Guardian
8
He has plenty of customers and his list is getting longer.
Reuters
9
So I kept writing the story, and it kept getting longer, and stranger.
The Slow Regard of Silent Things
10
Wells are getting longer and wider, requiring larger amounts of sand.
Reuters
11
The days are getting longer, if not warmer, and the cider is flowing.
The South African
12
The days are getting longer, but what is there to show for it?
The Irish Times
13
The trek to the workplace is getting longer and more expensive.
The Irish Times
14
I felt my legs getting longer, thinner, my fingers turning into cloven hooves.
The iron king
15
But, interestingly, the days are getting longer faster than the months are getting longer.
Private life
16
IT'S LATE August so the days are getting longer again.
The Irish Times
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Ireland
Common
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
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