protracted

Example Sentences

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Its protracted slump has only been compounded by recent risk-off sentiment amid the war in Iran, causing investors to flee speculative biotech stocks.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

A protracted Iran conflict and continued high oil prices could mean the sun setting soon on gold’s rally, according to a strategist at UBS.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 30, 2026

Or are both sides settling in for a costly, protracted war that will keep energy prices high, affecting the whole world right through the summer?

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

Two of those three years are essentially in the past because of the protracted negotiations.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026

The gray, despairing weariness of protracted maneuvers and combat did not touch him.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck