protracted
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Protracted court battles around the country over everything from pets to property show how laws haven’t kept up with the changing ways people are coupling up.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026
Protracted coalition talks are set to lie ahead in any case, very much in line with tradition in The Netherlands.
From Reuters • Nov. 22, 2023
Protracted strikes met Macron’s last effort to raise the retirement age in 2019.
From Washington Times • Jan. 19, 2023
Protracted vote counts have for years been a staple of elections in Arizona, where the overwhelming majority of votes are cast by mail and many people wait until the last minute to return them.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 10, 2022
Protracted meetings were held in almost every community they visited, for many months would pass before they returned.
From Sergeant York And His People by Cowan, Sam K. (Sam Kinkade)
Vocabulary lists containing protracted
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
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This Week in Words: August 10–16, 2019
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And Then There Were None
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