prolonged

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The most common contributing factors are obesity, pregnancy and postpartum changes, constipation and prolonged sitting on the toilet, which is getting lengthier due to cellphone use in the bathroom, Rezaie said.

From The Wall Street Journal

A quarter of the population has fled during the island’s most prolonged economic crisis.

From The Wall Street Journal

They are suffering a slow death in the City of Churches, a prolonged post-mortem of the Bazball project.

From BBC

He had the cost of irrigating twice more over the summer due to prolonged hot weather.

From BBC

As the prolonged incubation of the disease made it difficult to track and contain, officials quickly turned to vaccination, the researcher said.

From Barron's