long-standing

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For Navarro, it has meant the end of many long-standing relationships.

From Los Angeles Times • May 10, 2026

The findings challenge the long-standing idea that creativity and technological advances mainly developed during times of environmental stability and abundance.

From Science Daily • May 9, 2026

This is a long-standing trend — according to the Department of Transportation, for example, vehicle miles per gallon in the U.S. improved from about 13 mpg in 1975 to about 27 mpg in 2023.

From MarketWatch • May 5, 2026

“We see a significant risk that Treasury may remove “at least” from its long-standing forward guidance,” wrote J.P.

From Barron's • May 4, 2026

Astonishing as it may seem, there is no previous occasion on which new empirical evidence determined the outcome of a long-standing debate between philosophers.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton