prolonged

Example Sentences

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She has watched the rest of her animals die as the pasture has dried up due to a prolonged drought in her part of north-western Kenya.

From BBC

A prolonged freight downturn, rising labor costs and trade uncertainty caused by tariffs have prompted truckers to delay buying new vehicles.

From The Wall Street Journal

"If prolonged, higher energy prices will lead to higher headline inflation," said IMF chief spokesperson Julie Kozack at a press briefing.

From Barron's

“A more prolonged outage would further tighten the global supply and keep prices elevated for longer,” Kramer said in a note.

From MarketWatch

Mr. Wright suggests this is less a “crisis” or a “collapse” than a “prolonged decay,” which is apt.

From The Wall Street Journal