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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a longer day" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a day that has more hours of daylight or when discussing a day that feels extended due to various activities or events.
Example: "During the summer months, we often enjoy a longer day, allowing us to spend more time outdoors."
Alternatives: "an extended day" or "a lengthier day".
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As well as a longer day – 8.30am to 5pm – inset days are used for teaching, with training reserved for evenings.
They work a longer day (no paid lunch time) and a longer school year (about nine days more) and have no built-in time to prepare for classes.
A longer day can be progressive in nature.
But the groups declined, proposing instead a longer day to see the problems firsthand.
They will be expected work a longer day than at present too.
At the Jewish Community Center in Roslyn, Ms. Kaplan said, parents started pushing for a longer day three to five years ago.
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On a longer Sunday ride in the hilly farm country of western New Jersey, the Panigale and I could not come to terms.
But when rider and machine reach a détente, the results are memorable: "On a longer Sunday ride in the hilly farm country of western New Jersey, the Panigale and I could not come to terms.
Perhaps they're not abandoned but set aside for a later, longer day.
The GeeksOnAPlane had an even longer day during yesterday's "Startonomics Tokyo" event, which I will try and summarize tomorrow in a separate post.
His turn got a lot longer Monday, when word came that Gannon had fractured a vertebra in his neck and would be out at least eight weeks.
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