prolonged
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If there is prolonged escalation, the higher energy prices should eventually hit the economy which means growth slows and rates should fall.
From Barron's • Apr. 17, 2026
Since the financial crisis, though, stocks have benefited from a prolonged period of low interest rates, and technology has made basic stock and options investing like playing videogames.
From Barron's • Apr. 15, 2026
Instead, a prolonged slump in the housing market is likely to be extended, given the high cost of buying a home.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026
Meanwhile, the IMF warned that a prolonged Middle East conflict could slash global growth to rates seen only in the deepest recent recessions.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026
Though I had never had any assignments from a college professor, I had made much harder and more prolonged attempts at self-expression than any of them.
From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright
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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