protract
Example Sentences
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A record fiscal quarter for Walt Disney Co.’s theme parks division was dampened slightly by a streaming aquisition and a protracted fight with YouTube, the Burbank media and entertainment giant reported Monday.
From Los Angeles Times
A protracted debt crisis in China's vast real-estate sector has discouraged would-be homebuyers from investing in property -- long a key store of wealth.
From Barron's
Eddie Howe admitted on Friday that Newcastle are still dealing with the fallout from Alexander Isak's protracted move to Liverpool in the summer transfer window.
From Barron's
But a protracted row over Chinese plans to build a vast new embassy in London complicated plans for Starmer to visit.
From Barron's
“While there is often union activity in Chile, in our experience disruptions are rarely protracted,” Hissey says.
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