prolonged
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A simple tap makes it possible to transition from an initial prompt into a prolonged interaction with information that appears to mirror common search engine results.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
Kismet was also ordered to pay £259,298 in costs, with a judge saying the company had engaged in "considerable dishonesty" over a prolonged period of time.
From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026
A prolonged crisis and rising prices for crude and crude products would trigger more global inventory releases.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 6, 2026
The Strait of Hormuz remains largely closed, with an analyst noting prolonged disruption could increase oil market volatility.
From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026
He was handsome and unattractive, a swashbuckling, beefy, conceited man who was putting on fat and was tormented chronically by prolonged seizures of apprehension.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
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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