prolonged
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A series of severe heatwaves and prolonged droughts have turned many European riverbeds into barren sandscapes this summer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
The prolonged dry weather, beginning earlier than in previous years was also considered to be a factor, officials said.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
Beneath the surface, the conditions are brewing for a prolonged conflict—and possibly an even more intense one.
From Slate ● Aug. 17, 2026
Instead, they expect a prolonged series of halting starts and stops to the conflict, causing flows through the Strait of Hormuz to continuously fluctuate.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 16, 2026
With subterranean rumblings Queenie jogged slowly down the drive and turned into the street, where Luster exhorted her into a gait resembling a prolonged and suspended fall in a forward direction.
From "The Sound and the Fury" by William Faulkner
Vocabulary lists containing prolonged
The Call of the Wild
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Britain's Finest Hour Speech - Winston Churchill (1940)
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