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Long-term agreements are one way that the chip makers can prolong or insure their earnings an margins, by tying up clients into deals that last years.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 5, 2026

The pattern is expected to prolong an unrelated existing marine heat wave off the coast of California, which otherwise would have been expected to start fading between October and December.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026

Scolyer and Long knew the odds of a cure were "minuscule", but hoped the experimental treatment would prolong Prof Scolyer's life.

From BBC ● Jun. 7, 2026

Those that stonewall or improvise under pressure prolong the damage.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 4, 2026

For one thing, he was not anxious to prolong his own torture, by keeping the Queen under his roof, whom he loved and could not have.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White

It prolongs an earlier easing of sanctions that expired on April 11.

From Barron's ● Apr. 22, 2026

“To deny that only prolongs the situation and puts off any way of reckoning with it. We have to face it in order to understand that it’s within our human nature.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 1, 2026

However, such soil testing and additional cleanup prolongs the cleanup timeline and can make it more expensive.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 16, 2026

"We need to make a choice - do we want to have an economic way forward or a way forward that increases and prolongs life?" he told BBC News NI.

From BBC ● Nov. 24, 2024

This prolongs the period the larvae must spend in the hazardous world of the plankton and so decreases the chance they will live to adulthood.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson

That first decade, he made the Angels what they had never been for a prolonged period: winners.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026

Because it never matures as a single unit, rate spikes can lead to prolonged paper losses, or realized losses if you sell during a down cycle.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026

He told BBC Radio Ulster's The Nolan Show that, as a part of a mobile support unit, there was "a lot of stress… very prolonged and would wear you down".

From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026

However, with low pressure remaining close to the UK, there is currently little sign of a return to prolonged hot and settled weather.

From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026

In spite of the esteem she had for Pietro Crespi, she could not tell whether his decision was good or bad from the moral point of view after his prolonged and famous engagement to Rebeca.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

But it could also discourage ranchers from rebuilding their cattle herds, prolonging the supply shortage, according to analysts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026

Instead, he had to halt his throwing progression multiple times for flare-ups, prolonging his time on the IL.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026

Many operators now avoid the passage and send ships instead around South Africa's Cape of Good Hope, vastly prolonging the journey between Asia and Europe and driving up fuel costs and emissions.

From Barron's ● Aug. 22, 2026

Burns specialists said the injuries caused by heated squishy toys can be particularly severe because the gel inside can remain extremely hot and get stuck to the skin, prolonging the burn.

From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026

Even Bisguier, not prolonging any resentment, proclaimed Bobby Fischer as the strongest fourteen-year-old chess player who had ever lived.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady