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Discover LudwigThe phrase "are protracted" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe something that is extended in time or duration, often implying that it is longer than expected or necessary.
Example: "The negotiations are protracted, leading to delays in the final agreement."
Alternatives: "are prolonged" or "are extended".
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Scenes of torture are protracted and inventive.
As much as 31percentt are protracted and involve lame-duck CEOs.
But the major international banks will not want to wait around if exit talks are protracted.
RECESSIONS after financial crises are long and severe, and the subsequent recoveries are protracted.
Most of the songs are protracted vamps, with a limited range of notes dancing on an extended single line.
There are protracted bits involving dental floss, slugs and bowel obstructions, and they're not illuminating or subversive -- they're sophomoric.
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What is protracted war?
The result was protracted economic weakness.
But legal processes can be protracted.
They have been protracted and hugely complex.
The negotiation need not be protracted.
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