sustained
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After the chaos Russia sustained in the 1990s, Mr. Putin, having brought stability, expected to be heralded by the West the way Alexander I was after Waterloo.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
Washington may be tempted to move its bases from the Persian Gulf region since many of them sustained substantial damage, and our Arab allies can be fair-weather friends.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026
"It involves a sustained effort while navigating complex diplomatic challenges on the global stage."
From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026
Those levels have rarely been sustained in the era of low rates and tame inflation that followed the global financial crisis.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026
His shifgrethor must be founded, and composed, and sustained, altogether differently from ours; and when I thought myself most blunt and frank with him he may have found me most subtle and unclear.
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
Vocabulary lists containing sustained
President Biden's Inaugural Speech (January 2021)
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The Martian
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This Week In Words: August 22–28, 2020
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