protracted
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His sentencing will conclude a dramatic and protracted downfall for a preacher who at one point been preparing to take NOS global with expansion to the US.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
That bill, called the Clarity Act, collapsed this week after months of protracted negotiations when senators officially voted it down.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026
With the market closed until January, the club are now in the process of finalising an agreement with manager Mikel Arteta over his protracted new contract.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
“Could the equity market move into a more protracted downturn if CPI is well out of consensus tomorrow?” said Mark Hackett, chief market strategist for Nationwide.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
Mr. St. John came but once: he looked at me, and said my state of lethargy was the result of reaction from excessive and protracted fatigue.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
Vocabulary lists containing protracted
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
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This Week in Words: August 10–16, 2019
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And Then There Were None
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