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Noun- One that lengthens the time.

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  • Connu pour sa cupidité, Marlborough fut soupçonné de prolonger la guerre par intérêt personnel.
  • In the century mentioned above, I left out another form of the vampire motif: the prolonger of innocence.
  • Pour ce qui regarde le temps, peut être qu'il seroit possible de le prolonger un peu pour la médaille de l'amiral Paul
  • This displays the enthusiasm of men and women of Ploiesti and besides it reminds us that we, Romanians and Cubans, have similarities in this respect -- political enthusiasm,...
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