prolonged
Example Sentences
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It is possible that Tehran feels it can absorb the pain of a prolonged oil shutdown, just as it withstood the military assault and the killings of its top leaders.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
Since the financial crisis, though, stocks have benefited from a prolonged period of low interest rates, and technology has made basic stock and options investing like playing videogames.
From Barron's • Apr. 15, 2026
The ruling Communist Party is trying to reshape the country's economy, which has been struggling with a number of issues including weak consumption, a shrinking population and a prolonged property crisis.
From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026
Instead, a prolonged slump in the housing market is likely to be extended, given the high cost of buying a home.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026
From behind the big top, the silhouette of a balloon rises into the sky, followed by a child’s prolonged wail.
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
Vocabulary lists containing prolonged
The Call of the Wild
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Britain's Finest Hour Speech - Winston Churchill (1940)
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