prolonged

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“We continue to see the club channel gaining traction — potentially more amid any prolonged gas price shocks — and this latest development points to clear pricing power within the annual membership fee,” Bellinger wrote.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 2, 2026

The trauma of losing her house left her in a prolonged depression.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

If oil prices remain above $100 per barrel for a prolonged period, inflation-adjusted GDP growth could be reduced by more than 1 percentage point, EY-Parthenon chief economist Gregory Daco wrote last week.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

The U.S., the world’s largest producer of the gas, is more insulated for now, though analysts say a prolonged Qatari outage would hit it hard, too.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

Car horns, shrill and prolonged, blared one after another.

From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri