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"Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see go, long."
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"text": "I would recommend going long on tech stocks this year."
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"ref": "1984, InfoWorld, volume 6, number 18, page 20",
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"text": "He yelled to Steve \"Go long!\" just as the ball was snapped."
},
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