sustained
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Scientists believe the long lasting burst may have been sustained by three coronal mass ejections that erupted from the same region of the Sun.
From Science Daily • May 23, 2026
China is "steadily" building operational experience for "sustained occupation" of its Tiangong space station, and year-long missions are an important step towards future lunar and potentially deep-space ambitions, said Macquarie University's Richard de Grijs.
From Barron's • May 23, 2026
MMA fighters Francis Ngannou and Conor McGregor are notable examples, though neither enjoyed the sustained dominance Verhoeven achieved in kickboxing.
From BBC • May 22, 2026
Ours is a nation, Fiedler would argue, sustained by the dream of “an escape from culture and a renewal of youth.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
She’d also managed to direct the explosion of the icy sphere, so even though the ship had been pushed halfway across the Mediterranean, it had sustained relatively minor damage.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
Vocabulary lists containing sustained
President Biden's Inaugural Speech (January 2021)
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