continuation
noun
con·tin·u·a·tion
kən-ˌtin-yə-ˈwā-shən 
-yü-ˈā-
1
: the act or fact of continuing in or the prolongation of a state or activity
2
: resumption after an interruption
3
: something that continues, increases, or adds
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Examples of continuation in a Sentence
the continuation of high unemployment has cost the government much support
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The hope is to make a sort of continuation of the story yet also return to the elements that made the first movie connect with its audience.
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Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 May 2024
But her most devoted and persistent advocates were Black women, many of them arguing online that the government’s response felt muted, a continuation of the culture of neglect that fails to adequately protect them and gender-nonconforming people.
—J Wortham January Lavoy Krish Seenivasan David Mason, New York Times, 2 May 2024
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Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 May 2024
But her most devoted and persistent advocates were Black women, many of them arguing online that the government’s response felt muted, a continuation of the culture of neglect that fails to adequately protect them and gender-nonconforming people.
—J Wortham January Lavoy Krish Seenivasan David Mason, New York Times, 2 May 2024
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“Continuation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/continuation. Accessed 15 May. 2024.
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continuation
noun
con·tin·u·a·tion
kən-ˌtin-yə-ˈwā-shən
1
: the act or fact of continuing in or extending the time of a state or activity
2
: a beginning again after an interruption
3
: a thing or part by which something is continued
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