- present participle of prolong.
prolonging
Example Sentences
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He wants “to build a new healthcare system from the ground up, solely optimizing for prevention of disease and prolonging healthy life using every tool, technology, piece of scientific and medical information available to us.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
For one thing, a generous tax break for buying electric vehicles expired last fall, prolonging a slump in sales of nonfuel cars.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 4, 2026
A 15-percent US tariff and higher duties for other key markets such as India risk prolonging weak prices and further squeezing margins, the ministry said, calling it a "source of concern".
From Barron's ● Jan. 21, 2026
It also warned: "Trade tensions could flare up, prolonging uncertainty and weighing more heavily on activity."
From BBC ● Jan. 19, 2026
A March 19 conversation in the Oval Office revealed a different reason for prolonging the Vietnam War.
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
