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How to pronounce prolonging in American English
“prolonging” pronunciation by American speakers
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So it's prolonging inflation.
Federal Reserve
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prolonging and exacerbating the nation’s opioid epidemic.
Dept of Justice
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in medicine and prolonging human life, and who could be against that.
Smithsonian Air & Space
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