prolong
Example Sentences
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Otherwise, the strain of prolonged high prices could weigh on the global economy and crimp fuel demand.
While gas price spikes generally don’t do much damage to consumption, prolonged higher energy prices do.
From Barron's
The economy has been remarkably resilient in the past year in the face of weak sentiment, tariffs, an uncertain business environment, a sharp curtailment of immigration and a prolonged government shutdown.
A temporary removal of U.S. sanctions on Russian tankers at sea failed to calm concerns over prolonged disruptions to the flow of crude through the Strait of Hormuz.
Stocks slipped for a third straight week, with investors weighing the risk of a prolonged Middle East conflict on energy prices and economic stability.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
