long-standing
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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One long standing idea suggested that a particle's electric charge increases in direct proportion to its size.
From Science Daily • Apr. 23, 2026
The discovery challenges long standing assumptions about where these unusual nuclear regions can form and offers new insight into the fundamental forces that hold atomic nuclei together.
From Science Daily • Mar. 8, 2026
She also hopes the discovery encourages scientists to rethink the long standing assumption that wrinkle structures are created only by photosynthetic microbial mats.
From Science Daily • Mar. 8, 2026
The research, published in Nature Communications March 5, 2026, challenges long standing design assumptions in solar energy science.
From Science Daily • Mar. 6, 2026
It was almost as if they were friends of long standing.
From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes
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