prolonged
Example Sentences
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The strategy allows him to install loyalists quickly while avoiding prolonged scrutiny of their qualifications.
From Salon • Jun. 3, 2026
After a prolonged period of underperformance, footwear stocks are beginning to show signs of renewed strength.
From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026
JGBs fell in price terms in the morning Tokyo session amid signs the U.S.-Iran talks to end the conflict may be prolonged.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026
Price-conscious consumers and off-trend Old Navy dresses may have sunk Gap’s stock on Friday, but some of the clothing retailer’s most prolonged struggles have been in its smallest and most-overlooked brand: Athleta.
From MarketWatch • May 31, 2026
He saw the emotional effect the injury was having on Boobie—the prolonged periods of depression as one Friday night after another just came and went.
From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger
Vocabulary lists containing prolonged
The Call of the Wild
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Boy: Tales of Childhood
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Britain's Finest Hour Speech - Winston Churchill (1940)
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