protract
Example Sentences
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Silverblatt died Saturday at home after a protracted illness, a close friend confirmed.
From Los Angeles Times
In 2022, the U.S. finished the competition in second place and only climbed atop the podium two years later after a protracted legal battle.
The USA won gold after the Russian team was demoted in Beijing in a protracted saga that delayed the medal ceremony by over two years.
From BBC
A record fiscal quarter for Walt Disney Co.’s theme parks division was dampened slightly by a streaming aquisition and a protracted fight with YouTube, the Burbank media and entertainment giant reported Monday.
From Los Angeles Times
A protracted debt crisis in China's vast real-estate sector has discouraged would-be homebuyers from investing in property -- long a key store of wealth.
From Barron's
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