long-continued
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Although he vigorously argued as a legislator that Congress couldn’t create a national bank, after losing that debate he later accepted as president that the long-continued “decision of the nation” should “over-rule individual opinions.”
From Slate • Dec. 11, 2025
Ayres believes that the long-continued advance in securities prices will be brought to an end within the next few months.
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Any long-continued dearth of novices would be as serious for the church as drought is for a farmer.
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These physical characteristics are the result of long-continued selection.
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The herd of vulgar gold-hunters, who thronged the battlements, respected her, for her long-continued sorrows, her abiding faith, her matchless perseverance.
From Mathieu Ropars: et cetera by Young, William