prolonged
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ServiceNow was among the hardest hit during a prolonged software selloff earlier this year, fueled by market anxieties that artificial intelligence might disrupt software-as-a-service business models.
From Barron's • May 19, 2026
Powderly said that the prospect of dealing with the claims on a case-by-case basis was "neither realistic nor practical", but added that this would have prolonged matters for years with "no guarantee of outcomes".
From BBC • May 19, 2026
Former school board member Yolie Flores, who represented areas north, northeast and southeast of downtown, is concerned about Carvalho’s prolonged absence and the high-level departures.
From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026
U.S. stock futures and European indexes fell Monday as investors grew increasingly concerned about the inflationary impact of a prolonged U.S.-Iran conflict.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026
I remember the close of each of those weekend nights as a prolonged farewell.
From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez
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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