long-standing

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A long-standing challenge has been that only a small share of the carbon surface area needed for energy storage has been usable.

From Science Daily

The accord aims to "address long-standing imbalances in US-UK pharmaceutical trade," ending what US trade ambassador Jamieson Greer called an arrangement where "American patients have been forced to subsidise prescription drugs and biologics in other developed countries."

From Barron's

Their long-standing presence and environmental knowledge help maintain a unique form of biocultural heritage in which ecological and cultural diversity have developed side by side over many generations.

From Science Daily

They align with long-standing American taste preferences, ones that are resurfacing in a moment of maximal nostalgia.

From Salon

Their collective group, known as Lepidosauria, has achieved remarkable success, raising long-standing questions about which early traits gave them such an advantage.

From Science Daily