prolong

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However, Chatterjee argues that Seagate and Western Digital are taking an approach that could prolong the hard-drive upcycle and justifies a sustained higher valuation.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

Brent crude, the global oil benchmark, remains above $100 a barrel, threatening to prolong the Federal Reserve’s yearslong inflation fight.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

That would prolong any gains seen in benchmark crude prices, he told MarketWatch.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 6, 2026

It also helps prolong the careers of many top women who would previously only skate in a single Olympics before a younger competitor took their place.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 16, 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