prolonged

Example Sentences

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Intense competition in China has sparked a prolonged price war as rivals cut prices to win customers while local consumers have moved to tech-heavy domestic models.

From The Wall Street Journal

A blip in stocks and bonds could easily give way to a prolonged market decline.

From Barron's

In Gaza, the report finds that prolonged conflict has brought children's access to education close to total collapse, threatening not only learning but a core part of their identity.

From Science Daily

Stammering, or stuttering, is a type of speech disorder where the flow of spoken words is altered by repetitions or prolonged sounds.

From BBC

Parts of the financial market linked to hard assets and tangible items appear to be settling into what could become a prolonged boom.

From The Wall Street Journal