protracted
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The protracted crisis in China's real estate market -- long a key driver of national growth -- has heavily impacted the country's economy.
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
How the Buss family’s history comes to an end will be determined by a potentially protracted legal battle.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
The Zurich Cantonal Bank said in a market commentary that the settlement "brings clarity" to a protracted legal dispute, where the litigation has been disclosed as a risk factor in every annual report since 2016.
From Barron's ● Aug. 3, 2026
Sources insists a new proposal is yet to be submitted, while Newcastle are adamant that formal club-to-club talks over Guimaraes' protracted switch to north London have not taken place.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
Business now began: the day’s Collect was repeated, then certain texts of Scripture were said, and to these succeeded a protracted reading of chapters in the Bible, which lasted an hour.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
Vocabulary lists containing protracted
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
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This Week in Words: August 10–16, 2019
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And Then There Were None
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