Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Greatly extended or protracted; prolonged.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective relatively long in duration.
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- adjective
Protracted , extending for a great period of time.
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Examples
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The thought of default is intolerable in Washington, and that may be why the warring parties put aside their long-drawn-out dispute when they did.
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The thought of default is intolerable in Washington, and that may be why the warring parties put aside their long-drawn-out dispute when they did.
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Unfortunately, following the market solution will be a long-drawn-out and costly process -- both in terms of tying up the judicial system but also in terms of the uncertainty and despair that will persist.
William K. Black: Foreclose on the Foreclosure Fraudsters, Part 2: Spurious Arguments Against Holding the Fraudsters Accountable William K. Black 2010
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Unfortunately, following the market solution will be a long-drawn-out and costly process -- both in terms of tying up the judicial system but also in terms of the uncertainty and despair that will persist.
William K. Black: Foreclose on the Foreclosure Fraudsters, Part 2: Spurious Arguments Against Holding the Fraudsters Accountable William K. Black 2010
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Unfortunately, following the market solution will be a long-drawn-out and costly process -- both in terms of tying up the judicial system but also in terms of the uncertainty and despair that will persist.
William K. Black: Foreclose on the Foreclosure Fraudsters, Part 2: Spurious Arguments Against Holding the Fraudsters Accountable William K. Black 2010
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Unfortunately, following the market solution will be a long-drawn-out and costly process -- both in terms of tying up the judicial system but also in terms of the uncertainty and despair that will persist.
William K. Black: Foreclose on the Foreclosure Fraudsters, Part 2: Spurious Arguments Against Holding the Fraudsters Accountable William K. Black 2010
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The latest good news, dramatically reducing any confusion or uncertainty on the subject, the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court has issued a new ruling in the long-drawn-out divorce of Dickerson v.
Frederick Hertz: New York Courts are Open for Civil Union Divorces Frederick Hertz 2011
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For Vickers, who has been obsessed for decades with every detail of the Duchess of Windsor's life and long-drawn-out death, this is clearly true.
Behind Closed Doors: The Tragic, Untold Story of the Duchess of Windsor by Hugo Vickers - review 2011
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The latest good news, dramatically reducing any confusion or uncertainty on the subject, the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court has issued a new ruling in the long-drawn-out divorce of Dickerson v.
Frederick Hertz: New York Courts are Open for Civil Union Divorces Frederick Hertz 2011
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Unfortunately, following the market solution will be a long-drawn-out and costly process -- both in terms of tying up the judicial system but also in terms of the uncertainty and despair that will persist.
William K. Black: Foreclose on the Foreclosure Fraudsters, Part 2: Spurious Arguments Against Holding the Fraudsters Accountable William K. Black 2010
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