long-standing

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He added: "The tensions that exist in our society have not abated and are both deeper and more long-standing than anything we have experienced in modern times."

From BBC

But Macron repeated his long-standing call for more joint debt in an interview with several European newspapers released on Tuesday.

From Barron's

She emphasized that studies like this help challenge the long-standing belief that autism is more common in males than in females.

From Science Daily

Hugo Soto-Martínez, one of the DSA-backed council members, said in a statement, “While I recognize Nithya’s contributions to the city, I was caught off-guard by her last-minute maneuver, and I continue to strongly support Mayor Bass. Even when we disagree, I’ve never doubted Mayor Bass and her long-standing commitment to the community.”

From Los Angeles Times

It was a long-standing joke between them, dating from a day when three-year-old Jonathan, shivering and blue with cold, had begged to remain in the lake longer, insisting that the water was as warm as his bath.

From Literature