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throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
三日間に渡って会議が開かれた。
The meeting was held over a period of three days.
三年間にわたって研究を続けた。
I continued research over three years.
長年に渡って続けてきた研究がまとまった。
Research that had been continued over many years was compiled.