protract
Example Sentences
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LFB scaled up its operation after originally deploying 70 firefighters, describing it as a "protracted incident", adding crews would be "carrying out firefighting operations throughout the day".
From BBC
In other cases, agreements ahead of time can avoid protracted legal fights.
It comes a week after US investment group RedBird Capital Partners abruptly abandoned its takeover, reigniting uncertainty over the paper's future and extending a protracted sale marked by government intervenion.
From Barron's
Still, in 2011, the debt fight was so protracted that it prompted Standard & Poor’s to downgrade U.S. debt for the first time, from its top AAA rating, on the basis of governance.
From Los Angeles Times
That was lower than in the probability in the 2011 debt ceiling crisis, when a protracted legislative standoff prompted Standard & Poor’s to downgrade the U.S. credit rating for the first time.
From Reuters
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