long-standing
Example Sentences
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I personally think it’s a green flag that he isn’t willing to change a long-standing tradition for someone he met so recently.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 19, 2026
That result challenges a long-standing assumption that microglia established early in development remain in the brain for a person's entire life.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 15, 2026
As Mr. Macintyre writes, a Soviet-backed coup in Iran was “the long-standing nightmare feared by Western intelligence.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
On Friday, outside counsel for the county responded in a court filing, writing that “no conflict exists” and that it and the county counsel “have acted appropriately at all times and consistent with long-standing law.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2026
The empire had defensible borders, yet the vast majority of the population couldn’t be trusted in the ranks—the Macedonians had a long-standing reluctance to arm the natives.
From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro
