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prolong

verb as in extend, draw out

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In the US, a recession is defined as a prolonged and widespread decline in economic activity typically characterised by a jump in unemployment and fall in incomes.

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The court was told that an earlier medical intervention may have briefly prolonged her life, but her injuries were so severe that it would have been impossible to save her.

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“If we are in a stage of prolonged grief, will that affect the person who’s passed on — in their own development, their soul development?”

Many of the women the BBC spoke to also complained that prolonged use of the drugs also worsened their underlying RLS.

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"These pressures have resulted in prolonged turnaround times for ambulances at EDs, which impacts upon our ability to respond to emergency calls within the community," the service added.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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