long-standing
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But Grigoryan said Gaines had echoed a long-standing debate surrounding the cost and “worth” of food that’s traditionally deemed “cheap.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026
The long-standing collaboration between Stachs and Niendorf will also continue through reciprocal visiting scientist appointments.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 10, 2026
It was a "tangible expression of long-standing friendship and a sign of our shared desire to see France and the United Kingdom build their future together," Macron wrote in an article for The Times newspaper.
From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026
Cottrell, 32, who admitted a count of wire fraud in the US in 2017, is a long-standing ally of Farage.
From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026
The pharaohs of Egypt had a long-standing program to educate their daughters to prepare them to rule, and this was one of the traditions that the Ptolemies followed, too.
From "Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen" by Susan Blackaby
