long-term

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When a marriage lasts 10 years or more, it is considered long-term; as such, the court does not set an end date for spousal support.

From MarketWatch

“Her experience will be invaluable as we continue to drive long-term, sustainable growth,” Weston said.

From The Wall Street Journal

Those possible long-term benefits come from observational follow-up periods after the original trials ended.

From Science Daily

Inflation was 2.9 percent in December, according to the Fed's preferred gauge, above the bank's long-term target of two percent.

From Barron's

Part of the problem is industry reluctance to invest heavily in new production lines without guaranteed long-term government contracts, said Fabian Hoffmann, a doctoral research fellow at the University of Oslo.

From The Wall Street Journal