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Discover LudwigThe phrase "after protracted" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a situation or event that follows a lengthy or drawn-out process or period of time.
Example: "After protracted negotiations, the two parties finally reached an agreement."
Alternatives: "following lengthy" or "after extended".
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After protracted negotiation, the two girls left the group.
After protracted negotiations, the demonstrators agreed to board buses.
The survivors have closed plants, sold property and, after protracted deliberation, barely tiptoed into developing markets.
After protracted and difficult discussions, they agreed to submit to the authority of Rome.
After protracted negotiations, the Knicks finally bought out his entire contract, $28.8 million.
And now, after protracted, frustrating journeys through rehabilitation, both are hoping this spring to become their old selves again.
In the same year, at the age of 20, he married the Portuguese infanta Maria after protracted matrimonial negotiations.
Nam Viet was abandoned in 1428 after protracted guerrilla-style resistance had thoroughly undermined Chinese control there.
In early August, Andersen Consulting separated from its parent company, Arthur Andersen, the world's largest accounting firm, after protracted arbitration.
The S.E.C. sued; on Aug. 1, after protracted litigation, Mrs. Rocklage, her brother and the friend all agreed to settle.
A group of residents filed a lawsuit that last year led to a court injunction on future development; the injunction was later lifted, after protracted negotiations.
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