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protracted

[proh-trak-tid, pruh-] / proʊˈtræk tɪd, prə- /




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Meanwhile, the U.S. trade conflict with Canada risks making the impact of tariffs on inflation more protracted, and the AI build-out is, if anything, accelerating.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

With the market closed until January, the club are now in the process of finalising an agreement with manager Mikel Arteta over his protracted new contract.

From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026

“With inflation above target for a protracted period, there is a risk of broader price pressures taking hold,” Fed governor Michael Barr said last week.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 9, 2026

A protracted dispute over claims for extra costs eventually led to the firm falling back into administration and being nationalised.

From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026

It was broken only by the sound of Franny blowing her nose—an abandoned, protracted, “congested” blow, suggestive of a patient with a four-day-old head cold.

From "Franny and Zooey" by J. D. Salinger




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