sustained
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A sustained break below this level would expose the next major area around $4,000 per ounce, the analyst says.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
A working base would allow sustained scientific research, the testing of technology bound for future Mars missions, and the eventual extraction of lunar resources.
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
Topanga Creek hasn’t fully recovered from the damage it sustained, but scientists say it’s looking better.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
However, this time one of the usually more bullish strategy boutiques thinks that the latest gains will not be sustained and further weakness in equities is likely.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026
Hagrid shook his head; his expression was disbelieving but sympathetic, and Harry knew that Hagrid thought he had sustained a blow to the head, that he was confused, perhaps by the aftereffects of a jinx....
From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling
Vocabulary lists containing sustained
President Biden's Inaugural Speech (January 2021)
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The Martian
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