prolonged

Example Sentences

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“Employees deserve their raises, and patients deserve our full attention, not prolonged disputes.”

From Los Angeles Times

“This suggests the market’s strength should be relatively short-lived, assuming no prolonged disruptions once we get to the other side of this storm,” commodity strategists at ING said.

From The Wall Street Journal

The prolonged shutdown has impacted key sectors of the economy from travel to exports, according to Iranians in Tehran who spoke to AFP, while costing the country millions of dollars each day.

From Barron's

Some of the country’s largest trucking companies say the measures could help reverse a prolonged downturn in the trucking industry by reducing the number of drivers and pushing up rates.

From The Wall Street Journal

The ECB has repeatedly said its monetary policy is in a “good place” to deal with future shocks that could threaten to push inflation above or below its target for a prolonged period.

From The Wall Street Journal