long-standing
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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I personally think it’s a green flag that he isn’t willing to change a long-standing tradition for someone he met so recently.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 19, 2026
As Mr. Macintyre writes, a Soviet-backed coup in Iran was “the long-standing nightmare feared by Western intelligence.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
His defence lawyer Susan Guest said Webster had a long-standing difficulty around social interaction and anxiety and said he became "more isolated" where his views were "reinforced rather than challenged" by people online.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
On Friday, outside counsel for the county responded in a court filing, writing that “no conflict exists” and that it and the county counsel “have acted appropriately at all times and consistent with long-standing law.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2026
The new proslavery argument, then, drew on assumptions about the white Anglo-Saxon character of the emerging American nation that were latent but long-standing.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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