prolonged
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It also warned the war threatened to throw the world economy "off course" and a prolonged conflict risked a global recession.
From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026
The country is among several African governments and firms seeking a stake in De Beers, the world's leading diamond company, as the industry grapples with a prolonged downturn.
From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026
Oil prices rose above $100 on Monday as traders feared the failed negotiations could mean a prolonged conflict in the Middle East.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026
Aluminum prices surged to a four-year high amid fears of prolonged supply squeeze from a region producing nearly a 10th of the world’s supply of the key industrial metal.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026
He tells Olivia all of the things Annabelle hasn’t—how her knee pain has grown so that even prolonged spans of sitting hurt.
From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti
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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