sustained

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Born in 1982 in Kabusa, which lies within the FCT, Isaac David remembers a childhood of streams and farmland where families drank water from springs and cultivated land that had sustained them for generations.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

“Large-scale production has further strengthened our bargaining power with upstream suppliers, creating a sustained cost advantage,” the company said in its IPO filing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Adversaries should know that the president is willing to deploy force, even at a political cost, in sustained defense of U.S. interests.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

But what they still lack is a sustained rebound in tech stocks—the bellwether sector that has powered the S&P 500 throughout the bull market that began in late 2022.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

More intensive farming might produce the requisite surplus, but cannot be sustained; the plowed land, exposed to the elements, is destroyed in as little as a decade.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann