sustained
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Still, a sustained move higher in yields will have consequences well beyond Wall Street.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
As Zhao Jian wrote in his essay: "life was hard, but it was hardship sustained by hope."
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
His family have denounced "a campaign of sustained abuse" since his 2023 appointment.
From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026
Since 1980, equity markets have risen much faster and more sustained than earlier in the 20th century.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 17, 2026
They are sustained by the ancient institutions of religion, which are so powerful and of such a quality that they keep their princes in power no matter how they act and live their lives.
From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli
Vocabulary lists containing sustained
President Biden's Inaugural Speech (January 2021)
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The Martian
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