long-standing

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Ka Ying Rising, ridden by Zac Purton, stormed to his 18th win in a row on Sunday to break the long-standing Hong Kong record of Silent Witness.

From Barron's

Johnson’s office cited long-standing House precedent, noting that the Rotunda is typically reserved for presidents, former members of Congress, military leaders, and Supreme Court justices.

From Salon

The discovery strengthens the long-standing theory that complex life evolved as predicted, likely in an environment where oxygen was present.

From Science Daily

One of the NFL's founding teams in 1920, the Bears in September formally announced the team would leave its long-standing home at Soldier Field in Chicago, Illinois.

From Barron's

Keely Hodgkinson has broken the long-standing women's indoor 800m world record, set by Slovenia's Jolanda Ceplak on the day the Briton was born almost 24 years ago.

From BBC