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prolong

[pruh-lawng, -long] / prəˈlɔŋ, -ˈlɒŋ /


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Having Deborah decide to prolong her life with chemo because she could not resist mining this final seam of comedic gold was a coup de grace.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

The team also tested whether they could prolong these signals.

From Science Daily • May 25, 2026

"Anything to improve that, whether it's a treatment to prolong life or a cure would be amazing."

From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026

The blockade is set to drain more oil from a tight market, prolong the squeeze on other key commodities flowing through the strait and inject significant uncertainty into the global economy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

Still, I wrote “Palm nuts” in my book, to prolong the list.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver




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