protracted
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Its protracted slump has only been compounded by recent risk-off sentiment amid the war in Iran, causing investors to flee speculative biotech stocks.
From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026
A protracted Iran conflict and continued high oil prices could mean the sun setting soon on gold’s rally, according to a strategist at UBS.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 30, 2026
Or are both sides settling in for a costly, protracted war that will keep energy prices high, affecting the whole world right through the summer?
From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026
Two of those three years are essentially in the past because of the protracted negotiations.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026
These considerations, along with the just mentioned correlation between regional population size and societal complexity, have led to a protracted chicken-or-egg debate about the causal relations between food production, population variables, and societal complexity.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
Vocabulary lists containing protracted
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
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And Then There Were None
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