protracted
Example Sentences
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Despite holding vast strategic reserves, it can ill afford a protracted interruption in supply.
From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026
A protracted Iran conflict and continued high oil prices could mean the sun setting soon on gold’s rally, according to a strategist at UBS.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 30, 2026
Many investors still argue that a protracted war could eventually lead to lower yields, by raising energy prices enough to slow U.S. economic growth, creating even more reason for the Fed to cut rates.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026
It has been nothing but a headache for passengers, but some analysts believe Clear stands to benefit from a protracted government shutdown and the mayhem that comes with it.
From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026
It was broken only by the sound of Franny blowing her nose—an abandoned, protracted, “congested” blow, suggestive of a patient with a four-day-old head cold.
From "Franny and Zooey" by J. D. Salinger
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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