long-standing
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The findings challenge long-standing assumptions about how different properties of light interact.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 13, 2026
And as Campell and Doshi argue, the interests of America and its long-standing allies are more conjoined today than they have been in decades.
From Slate ● Oct. 8, 2026
These are referred to as “common law” claims that are long-standing and traditional but do not rely on a measure approved by the Legislature.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026
Fisher was a long-standing patron of Holly Hedge Animal Sanctuary in North Somerset and also supported many animal charities, including Battersea Cats and Dogs Home.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
And I was his long-standing favorite, his own pet, the one he had carried pig-a-back since infancy.
From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly
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