Advertisement
Advertisement
long-standing
adjective
- existing or in effect for a long time
Example Sentences
Americans have been able to buy super cheap overseas products from the likes of Shein and Temu only because of a long-standing loophole that exempted purchases of under $800 from tariffs and customs paperwork.
Given the nation’s economic disparities, there’s been particular concern about a dispersal of Altadena’s long-standing Black community, which is focused on the town’s west side, in part due to a history of segregation and redlining.
“These allegations are part of a long-standing, politically motivated, and radical campaign to abolish ICE and end federal immigration detention by attacking the federal government’s immigration facility contractors.â€
Senate, where Democrats say Republican leaders would have to defy long-standing congressional order to get the measures passed.
“It is clear to me that just moving these young people to another facility in L.A. County would not solve the long-standing issues and will only create more problems,†Supervisor Janice Hahn said in a statement.
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Browse