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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a prolongation" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to the act of extending or lengthening something, such as time, duration, or a physical object.
Example: "The prolongation of the deadline allowed the team to complete their project with more thorough research."
Alternatives: "an extension" or "a lengthening".
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Rather than a prolongation of the action, extra-time periods took on the air of interludes.
There is "a prolongation of innocence there, a prolongation of childhood, that has to do with the Midwest being just a little bit farther from the rest of the world," Jonathan Franzen once said in an interview.
EU officials believe that whatever emerges will likely require a prolongation of the two-year negotiating period.
As a consequence, treatment optimization is common clinical practice resulting in a prolongation of disability and suicidal ideation4,5.
To the southeast the Magnesia Peninsula, a prolongation of the Pelion (Pílios) massif, encloses the Pagasitikós Gulf (Gulf of Vólos).
For a prolongation of 15 months, a power of 80% or more is reached for a death rate of 80%.
The tail in vertebrates is a prolongation of the body beyond the anus.
The effect becomes stronger with the increase of loading age and weaker with a prolongation of load duration.
From the basis functions one constructs a prolongation operator that maps between the coarse- and fine-scale systems.
"As it is now, it's obvious we will go with a prolongation of the NATO mandate," Prime Minister Ljubco Georgievski told reporters after consulting with President Boris Trajkovski.
The Yongzheng painters were the first to carry foliate decoration over on to the back of the dish, usually as a prolongation of the stem.
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