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

Such eccentricities, augmented by the strain of long-continued competition, vary from temporary insanity to tango dancing.

From Time Magazine Archive

Aided by a hefty grant from the tobacco industry, the A.M.A. announced that it was embarking on a five-year study of the effects of long-continued smoking.

From Time Magazine Archive

Ayres believes that the long-continued advance in securities prices will be brought to an end within the next few months.

From Time Magazine Archive

This was the climax of the long-continued strife between the military and civilian parties; the civilians had triumphed, and the princes now resolved to leave the country.

From Rupert Prince Palatine by Scott, Eva