prolonged

"This is not something that we would want to see prolonged by any measure in the Budget."

Residents in southwestern Haiti should begin "immediate preparations to protect life and property," the NHC said, warning the storm will likely cause "extensive infrastructural damage and potentially prolonged isolation of communities."

A prolonged break can affect pitchers more than hitters because after throwing with a slightly fatigued arm all season, they suddenly feel fresh and strong and their pitches lose some of their movement.

Six Flags, meanwhile, bore the weight of a massive amount of debt, some of which it took on amid prolonged park closures in the first months of the Covid-19 pandemic.

The indexes are even more useful now during a prolonged federal shutdown that has resulted in key government economic reports being postponed.