1. Stocks fell the first three days of January, the longest stretch to start a year since 2005.

2. The longest lived humans are in their 120's.

3. That would be the longest winning streak since 1998.

4. Oil pared a weekly advance, while silver headed for the longest run of weekly gains since 2006.

5. The Russell 2000 of smaller companies rose for a 12th day in its longest rally since 2003.

6. The Russell 2000 gained for a 13th day in the longest run since 1996.

7. Crude in New York slipped for the first time in nine days, halting the longest rally since 2010.

8. It was the longest three hours of my life.

9. The sentences are among the longest given to border law enforcement officials.

10. For the longest time I thought there was nothing that could be done, but it turns out I was wrong.

11. The precious metal has declined for five sessions, its longest run of losses in almost a month.

12. This marks the longest confirmed period it takes for a confirmed exoplanet to orbit its suns.

13. The longest wavelengths of red have the least energy of any of the visible wavelengths, or colors.

14. Gold headed for its longest slump in three months.

15. For the longest time, she froze at the sight of a debit card reader in a checkout line.