sustained
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“If we only get the $68 million, it significantly puts at risk sustained funding for these projects,” said Kelsey Hinton, policy director for the nonprofit Community Water Center.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
Healey outlined plans to favour British firms in procurement decisions, as the government faces sustained pressure to publish its long-delayed investment plan for defence.
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
Any sustained increase in goods prices would be a worrisome sign.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026
"The hospital sustained a lot of damage," she said.
From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026
An hour and twenty minutes after the mountain had first erupted, the cloud cleared enough for Don Swanson to get his first, sustained look at the top of what was left of Mount St. Helens.
From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone
Vocabulary lists containing sustained
President Biden's Inaugural Speech (January 2021)
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