long-standing

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“Even when we disagree, I’ve never doubted Mayor Bass and her long-standing commitment to the community,” Soto-Martínez said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

Still, long-standing constraints on yuan use remain, including restrictions on capital convertibility and financial market access.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

Still, experts caution that a name change alone will not resolve long-standing gaps in research funding, clinical training or access to care.

From Salon • May 16, 2026

Tim Mitchell, of the Royal College of Surgeons of England, said while staff were working flat out, their efforts were being undermined by long-standing under-investment in buildings and equipment.

From BBC • May 14, 2026

“No boxes in the cells!” cried the little guard in Dutch, as indignantly as though this had been a long-standing rule.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom