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Came across two sentences w/o for and became curious if it's correct and appropriate.

They have been together __ four years.

I have been waiting __ two hours, can't believe she stood me up.

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Yes, it is very common.

The right side of this NGram shows some of the top hits from books including and excluding for:

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Either way, it will be understood.

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