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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a long traffic" is not correct in standard English usage.
It is typically used incorrectly as "traffic" is an uncountable noun and does not take an article like "a."
Example: "There was a long traffic jam on the highway this morning."
Alternatives: "heavy traffic" or "long traffic jam".
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The collapse caused a long traffic backup on one of the main highways into Tokyo.
For others it's a car accident at the end of a long traffic jam.
In our tests, a long traffic series could be reduced to a small number of traffic matrices, and be effective for network planning.
One July, on our way to Los Angeles, my family and I swung off the highway and made the 60-mile detour to the South Rim, and found ourselves caught in a long traffic jam.
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To keep her family in Atherton, she commuted to the office, which required a long, traffic-clogged drive across the Golden Gate Bridge.
The low-rise town is nicely buzzy, with lots of cafes, a long traffic-free seafront full of cyclists and skateboarders, and teenagers playing football by the "big tower".
Cutting through the cozy quarter, which is adjacent to his own, allowed Garner to avoid an eternally long traffic light across a major highway, and to keep an eye out for freshly turned soil.
While the attack continued, VICE News was caught in a miles long traffic jam as many residents fled in fear with nothing but the clothes on their back.
The weekend's popularity ultimately became a handicap, with long traffic back-ups approaching the club.
All lanes in both directions of the George Washington Parkway near Turkey Run Park are closed due to a sinkhole, causing long traffic delays on both Chain Bridge Road and the Capital Beltway.
Risa: We once got stuck on a 12-hour long traffic jam.
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