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long-standing

ADJECTIVE
existing for some time
Synonyms
WEAK
abiding durable enduring established fixed lasting long-established long-lasting long-lived traditional

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Most notably, the agency scrapped long-standing plans to build a space station orbiting the moon, called Gateway.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026

Together, they threaten to remove long-standing tools for the public to hold corporations accountable.

From Salon • Apr. 10, 2026

Novaya Gazeta was founded by Dmitry Muratov, its long-standing editor-in-chief who jointly won a Nobel Peace Prize in 2021.

From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026

A new international study is calling into question long-standing assumptions about what makes elite sprinters so fast.

From Science Daily • Apr. 8, 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