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Recent Examples of continuance Among the key discussion points will be the continuance of the fiscal guardrails, enacted as part of the historic, bipartisan budget of 2017 that was crafted when the state Senate was tied at 18-18 and Republicans had more power to influence legislation. Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 5 Jan. 2025 The national economy, supported by Northern merchants and bankers, assumed its indefinite continuance; the national party system, stretching from Louisiana to Maine, insulated it from political challenge. Matthew Karp, Harper's Magazine, 2 Dec. 2024 At a hearing, the HOA asked for a continuance and another hearing is expected to be held in February, Baldwin said. Nora O’Neill, Charlotte Observer, 13 Jan. 2025 September 2024 brought the continuance of one of the nation’s biggest problems, school shootings. Visual Editors, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for continuance
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Noun
  • The overall click duration was only 48 milliseconds, the study said.
    Megan Forrester, ABC News, 26 Mar. 2025
  • Not Paying Attention to Sleep Hygiene Sleep hygiene can improve your sleep duration and quality.
    Sohaib Imtiaz, Verywell Health, 24 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • This is just the continuation of one of the worst seasons of Rozier’s NBA career.
    Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 18 Mar. 2025
  • The three priorities John Seidler elucidated Wednesday were presented as a continuation.
    Kevin Acee, Chicago Tribune, 14 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • This concept, detailed in his Nicomachean Ethics, links happiness to living a meaningful life in accordance with reason.
    Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
  • The cast became close in real life, which made their on-screen chemistry effortless.
    Jamie Lang, Variety, 19 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The strategy focuses on improving early warning systems, ensuring the continuity of essential services such as healthcare and drinking water and helping citizens prepare for responding to crises.
    Lili Bayer, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2025
  • Any transition must ensure the continuity and quality of coding standards, possibly through public funding or multi-stakeholder governance models that replace a single private owner.
    Vlad Panin, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • But at this time, that’s not what’s going through his head.
    Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 24 Mar. 2025
  • While some of the most famous innovations were truly remarkable individuals coming up with the right idea at the right time, the history of innovation has had relatively few Leonardo da Vincis, Isaac Newtons, Marie Curies, or Charles Babbages.
    Mark Nevins, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • That’s the inventor’s playbook: Patience, persistence, and an ambitious plan.
    Stephen Key, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
  • The police initially try to write the deaths off as overdoses, but Mickey’s tenacity and persistence force the department to take a closer look.
    Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 12 Mar. 2025

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“Continuance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/continuance. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.

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