long-standing
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Sri Lanka has maintained a long-standing policy of non-alignment since it became independent in 1948.
From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026
The partnership is the most recent effort in Waymo’s long-standing commitment to making roads safer, Arielle Fleisher, the company’s policy development and research manager, said in the release.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026
Fawad Razaqzada, a market analyst at Forex.com, said: "The fundamental issue remains trust — or rather, the lack of it — between two long-standing adversaries who still appear some distance from common ground."
From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026
Instead of resolving a long-standing issue, the new result makes the problem even more difficult to ignore.
From Science Daily • Apr. 12, 2026
Perhaps some of the merchants were a little generous in their trades, but I always attributed that to their long-standing relationship with my father.
From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins
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