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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a protracted" is correct and usable in written English.
It is typically used to describe something that is prolonged or extended in duration, often referring to a situation or process that takes longer than expected.
Example: "The negotiations were a protracted affair, lasting several months before an agreement was finally reached."
Alternatives: "an extended" or "a lengthy".
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A protracted silence.
What followed was a protracted negotiation.
A protracted three-way bidding war ensued.
Instead, a protracted trench war is likely to lie ahead.
Spaniards have not only been living under a protracted recession.
Kennedy lost, and Ford faced a protracted contest.
Such proceedings can often take a protracted amount of time.
He is a loud agitation in a protracted dead calm.
The end of Communism is a protracted process.
Venezuela is going through a protracted political and economic crisis.
And they've been fighting a protracted bloody war ever since.
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