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protracted

[ proh-trak-tid, pruh‐ ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

drawn out or lengthened in time; extended in duration:
a protracted and bloody war.

protracted

/ prəˈtræktɪd /

First recorded in 1590–1600; protract ( def ) + -ed ²( def )

DNA tests were used to confirm Albert's status as father in both cases, following protracted legal battles.

“We need to be prepared for a protracted campaign in Gaza,” Netanyahu said Monday.

Without taking gradual steps, an individual is at increased risk of protracted PTSD and depression.

Yet four years later, after a protracted series of court fights, Mindi does not have her daughter back.

“Protracted handcuffing is liable to damage nerves that affect the functioning of the hands,” says the report.

These dreamy, Madonna-like beauties are the result of the most severe and protracted study.

Now, after a weary march and a protracted fight in the burning sun, some of the men deliberately lay down to die.

The previous year had seen the English miners beaten after a protracted struggle.

It may be that this my lot may be protracted from month to month, even till I grow grey in my captivity.

I watched Ganesha, and I joyed to see that his struggles were protracted beyond those of the others.

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