prolong
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Having Deborah decide to prolong her life with chemo because she could not resist mining this final seam of comedic gold was a coup de grace.
From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026
Khavinson, who received one of Russia’s highest state awards from Putin for achievements in medicine, said in interviews that he sought to prolong the life of a leader whose departure would throw Russia into crisis.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
The team also tested whether they could prolong these signals.
From Science Daily • May 25, 2026
“The near closure of the Strait continues to prolong a disruption that is steadily tightening global energy markets,” said Ole Hansen, head of commodity strategy at Saxo Bank.
From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026
Perhaps we would not be so anxious to prolong life if we did not detest so much the sickness of withdrawal.
From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas
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