sustained
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He arrived at that rate by calculating the lowest inflation-adjusted withdrawal rate that could nevertheless have been sustained by a 50% stock/50% bond portfolio in the worst 30-year period in U.S. history.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026
These missions will deliver scientific instruments and new technologies intended to expand American leadership in space science, support a sustained lunar presence, and prepare for more ambitious human exploration.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 2026
The NCP business collapsed in March 2026 after a sustained period of declining performance left it unable to pay its debts.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
Students have lately shocked professors with their inability to carry out sustained reading.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
That three papers in the short span of three months in 1900 independently converged on Mendel’s work was a demonstration of the sustained myopia of biologists, who had ignored his work for nearly forty years.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
Vocabulary lists containing sustained
President Biden's Inaugural Speech (January 2021)
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The Martian
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