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Higher interest rates threaten to prolong private equity’s record $349 billion backlog of “zombie funds,” making exits harder, squeezing fee income and potentially forcing some firms to shrink.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

But renewed fighting in the Middle East could prolong the struggle to bring inflation back down.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026

His base case continues to be that the Fed chair’s challenges on inflation and bond yields, the upcoming midterm elections and the end of earnings season catalysts will prolong the near-term choppiness.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 24, 2026

The pattern is expected to prolong an unrelated existing marine heat wave off the coast of California, which otherwise would have been expected to start fading between October and December.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026

I sampled the cake to prolong the silence.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros

But, for people without symptoms or high-risk conditions, the American College of Radiology says there is not enough evidence to recommend it and no documented proof that it prolongs life or is cost-effective.

From Slate ● Sep. 9, 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

"That only prolongs what will eventually happen: a negotiated settlement."

From Barron's ● Jul. 13, 2026

"In every healthcare choice we make, we should try and do the thing that prolongs life - that’s better palliative care."

From BBC ● Nov. 24, 2024

This prolongs the period the larvae must spend in the hazardous world of the plankton and so decreases the chance they will live to adulthood.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson

Local activists told a different story: It was kids’ prolonged isolation from their families that caused them to languish.

From Salon ● Sep. 19, 2026

The Marin County Sheriff’s Office coroner’s division identified him as Daniel Zhengyu Qin, 35, of San Jose, adding that he died “despite prolonged resuscitative efforts.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026

The big risk for investors in autocallables, though, is a major drawdown in the reference assets that fails to recover back above the maturity barrier in a severe and prolonged bear market.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026

The experiment did not establish lasting memory benefits, slower aging, or the safety of prolonged use in older adults.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 18, 2026

After a prolonged parade of pickle people, the dummies took on the guise of Andrew’s most famous ancestor, a guy in horn-rimmed glasses and a tweed sports coat named Peter Paul Peckleman.

From "Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library" by Chris Grabenstein

Instead, he had to halt his throwing progression multiple times for flare-ups, prolonging his time on the IL.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026

Many operators now avoid the passage and send ships instead around South Africa's Cape of Good Hope, vastly prolonging the journey between Asia and Europe and driving up fuel costs and emissions.

From Barron's ● Aug. 22, 2026

I wouldn’t do anything that could risk extending my stay or prolonging my sentence.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026

Burns specialists said the injuries caused by heated squishy toys can be particularly severe because the gel inside can remain extremely hot and get stuck to the skin, prolonging the burn.

From BBC ● Jun. 29, 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