long-standing

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The findings challenge the long-standing belief that prehistoric communities only passed briefly through high-altitude environments.

From Science Daily • Jun. 3, 2026

For many, the recent debate marks a broader shift in Bollywood, with younger professionals and established stars alike beginning to challenge the long-standing norms.

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

However, nine months later Lord Mandelson was sacked after further revelations came to light about his long-standing friendship with Epstein.

From BBC • May 31, 2026

It has also led pollsters to question long-standing assumptions about the president’s floor of support, wondering whether it is at risk of giving way.

From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026

Mathematicians ignored the logical and philosophical troubles with adding infinite zeros—especially since indivisibles or infinitesimals, as they came to be called, finally solved a long-standing puzzle: the problem of the tangent.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife