prolong
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He might decide to prolong and deepen sanctions relief in the hope of somehow easing the economic pressure on American consumers.
From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026
This abnormal activity can prolong inflammation and damage tissue through excessive release of proteases and reactive oxygen species.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 10, 2026
“Structuring unnatural credits to prolong momentum late in the bull phase is where the worry comes in.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
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
Nothing else will be of much use if I don't return, and even these would only prolong his life a short time.
From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins
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What we do not yet have are large, definitive randomized trials showing that high-dose intravenous vitamin C clearly prolongs life for most cancer patients.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 7, 2026
In Jharkhand, protesters say the uncertainty only prolongs the wait.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
Polling by Abacus Data shows nearly 70% of Canadians want Ottawa to hold firm in negotiations, even if it prolongs economic pain.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
It prolongs an earlier easing of sanctions that expired on April 11.
From Barron's ● Apr. 22, 2026
Her lightness prolongs both our suffering but it is my safety since he has great speed that he has never yet employed.
From "The Old Man and The Sea" by Ernest Hemingway
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Elsewhere on the continent forecasters fear El Niño could bring extreme heat and prolonged periods without rain.
From BBC ● Nov. 11, 2026
“The prolonged energy shock and a resilient economy meant that the risk that high inflation could persist and become broad-based had increased,” officials said, according to the minutes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 10, 2026
The results revealed a powerful, prolonged dopamine response in a specific brain region called the anterior basolateral amygdala, or BLA.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 9, 2026
The unusually prolonged count reflects Mississippi's election procedures, which allow officials several days to process mail-in and provisional ballots -- potentially enough to decide the contest.
From Barron's ● Nov. 6, 2026
The remainder of the afternoon passed without incident and by nightfall everyone was more relaxed despite the prolonged hunger and discomfort.
From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende
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Based on the doctor’s grim report, Diana wondered whether they were just prolonging the inevitable.
From Slate ● Nov. 12, 2026
Macrophages may remain locked in pro-inflammatory states instead of moving toward repair, prolonging tissue damage and preventing the wound from progressing normally.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 10, 2026
On Thursday, the World Meteorological Society issued a new El Niño forecast warning that there is a nearly 100% chance it will continue through February, prolonging its effects.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
However, Lawson's issue - in terms of prolonging his career in F1 - is recent history, and his current team-mate.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
The idea of subsisting on greenery alone — of prolonging that full-yet-empty stabbing sensation in my stomach — was totally unappealing, but the leaves would keep me alive.
From "Endangered" by Eliot Schrefer
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