prolong
Example Sentences
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Yet a seeming recovery in manufacturing after a prolonged slump faces fresh obstacles, the most notable being the conflict with Iran.
From MarketWatch
“To deny that only prolongs the situation and puts off any way of reckoning with it. We have to face it in order to understand that it’s within our human nature.”
The trauma of losing her house left her in a prolonged depression.
From Los Angeles Times
However, prolonged disruptions would amount to a meaningful supply shock, with cost pressures likely to show up first in producer prices before gradually filtering through to consumers, Liu added.
Many companies see a moment to pounce on bigger deals that would normally face prolonged antitrust scrutiny.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
