protracted
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The move "gatecrashed" an earlier £5.5bn agreement between EasyJet and US private credit group Castlelake, marking what the paper calls "the latest episode in a protracted takeover saga".
From BBC • Jul. 10, 2026
The current hiring blitz follows more than a decade of decline, after California’s court systems shed about a third of their reporters amid a protracted budget crisis in 2012.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 6, 2026
The CCP also has to "resolutely wage the critical, protracted, and comprehensive battle against corruption", he added.
From Barron's • Jul. 1, 2026
If LaPorte’s findings support the veracity of the purported will, the already protracted legal battle will continue on.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 29, 2026
I almost wondered they did not check their songs and whispers to catch the suspended revelation; but they would have had to wait many minutes—so long was the silence protracted.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
Vocabulary lists containing protracted
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
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And Then There Were None
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