long-standing
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Barrick Mining has settled a long-standing dispute with rival Newmont over their Nevada operations, securing a $1.95 billion cash payout and paving the way for Barrick to publicly list its North American gold assets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
The challenges reflect the culmination of a long-standing identity crisis inside Google: whether to prioritize mass-market commercial products, or build tools for scientific research.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 15, 2026
"From a research perspective this is a major milestone. It positions keratin as a potential new class of regenerative biomaterial that could challenge the long-standing reliance on collagen," said Dr. Sherif Elsharkawy.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 12, 2026
That distinction calls into question a long-standing assumption used by researchers who study diseases in ancient populations.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 12, 2026
In my family, we have a long-standing habit of blocking out bad news, of trying to forget about it almost the moment it arrives.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
