prolonged
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A survey carried out in 2025 among Cuban adults detected "extremely severe" levels of depression, anxiety and stress and found a direct relationship between prolonged blackouts and worsening mental health.
From Barron's ● Aug. 4, 2026
A prolonged energy crisis could force the government to step up financial support for the power sector and deter investment in manufacturing, said William Jackson, chief emerging market economist at Capital Economics.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
Several other European nations have suffered devastating wildfires after a succession of prolonged heatwaves.
From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2026
A prolonged Hormuz blockade keeps the pressure on nitrogen; a normalization scenario reopens room for the phosphate names; and diversified potash exposure sits somewhere in the middle.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 1, 2026
“You may live through ten days, but when you return, you will only have been gone for seven up here. As such, you must make your preparations. Humans need sustenance for such a prolonged journey.”
From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young
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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