prolonged
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Renewed hostilities in the Middle East are driving a prolonged selloff in U.S. government bonds, sending yields close to their highest levels of the year and lifting borrowing costs for businesses and consumers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
Due to the combination of prolonged dry weather and increased demand for water, hosepipe bans are in force for millions of customers in England.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
Such factors, said Ali Vaez, the Iran project director for the International Crisis Group, lead to a formula for prolonged conflict.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
Consulting firm Capital Economics predicts that a prolonged, simultaneous closure of the waterways—or significant damage to Saudi pipeline or port infrastructure—could push the global economy into a recession.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
With subterranean rumblings Queenie jogged slowly down the drive and turned into the street, where Luster exhorted her into a gait resembling a prolonged and suspended fall in a forward direction.
From "The Sound and the Fury" by William Faulkner
Vocabulary lists containing prolonged
The Call of the Wild
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Britain's Finest Hour Speech - Winston Churchill (1940)
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