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.

From The Wall Street Journal

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

Burkina Faso and its neighbours have faced protracted jihadist insurgencies since 2013.

From BBC

If such a downturn is prolonged and protracted, months after the fact it is labeled a recession.

From New York Times