long-standing

Example Sentences

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The Brit Awards said Williams was personally invited by Sharon Osbourne to be a part of the moment, as "a long-standing fan of the music and friend of the family".

From BBC

But the new study from geneticists at the University of Pennsylvania suggests the phenomenon has more social origins, and were actually the result of "long-standing mating preferences."

From Barron's

The price rally “indicates that China’s long-standing, administratively managed pricing regime despite strong demand from electrification and robotics, may be starting to ease.”

From Barron's

Altman’s role with Merge Labs set the stage for another rivalry in his long-standing feud with Musk, who helped found OpenAI but has soured on the company.

From MarketWatch

Research published in Nature Structural and Molecular Biology on February 2, 2026, challenges that long-standing view.

From Science Daily