prolong
Example Sentences
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"Road salt is a major environmental problem," she told AFP, adding that "trees die off after prolonged exposure".
From Barron's
The implications of City's prolonged legal battle over the much-documented 115 charges in relation to alleged Premier League financial rule breaches weighs heavily over the club.
From BBC
For one thing, a generous tax break for buying electric vehicles expired last fall, prolonging a slump in sales of nonfuel cars.
From MarketWatch
There was little appetite in Washington for a prolonged closure after last fall’s record-breaking government shutdown, which stretched from Oct.
From MarketWatch
Neutral Switzerland denied suggestions it helped to finance the Nazis and prolonged their terror.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
