prolonged
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Australia's central bank raised its key interest rate to an 18-year high of 4.85 percent on Tuesday, citing the prolonged war in the Middle East and persistent inflationary pressures.
From Barron's ● Nov. 5, 2026
“Still, the impact of any pause or moratorium will hinge on the details, such as any grandfathering, and whether projects facing prolonged disruption can relocate to other states.“
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 4, 2026
By reducing normal weight bearing and muscle use, this technique produces some of the changes associated with prolonged inactivity, including muscle deterioration.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 4, 2026
Given it was the final match of a four-game run before a six-week wait to attempt to put things right, that criticism only becomes prolonged.
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026
He said that the quick decipherment enabled him “to avoid the systematic errors which invariably arise from prolonged reflection.”
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
Vocabulary lists containing prolonged
The Call of the Wild
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Britain's Finest Hour Speech - Winston Churchill (1940)
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