long-continued
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Although he vigorously argued as a legislator that Congress couldn’t create a national bank, after losing that debate he later accepted as president that the long-continued “decision of the nation” should “over-rule individual opinions.”
From Slate • Dec. 11, 2025
These physical characteristics are the result of long-continued selection.
From Time Magazine Archive
The U.S. is apt to have long-continued trouble with Argentina.
From Time Magazine Archive
But the Southerners' anger is also compounded of resentment against long-continued rebuffs and slights.
From Time Magazine Archive
With early February our radiant weather returned, and heads were shaken, for the young crops showed sign of wilting under the long-continued drought.
From The Fortunate Isles Life and Travel in Majorca, Minorca and Iviza by Boyd, Mary Stuart
