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longstanding

[lawng-stan-ding, long-]

adjective

  1. existing or occurring for a long time.

    a longstanding feud.

    Synonyms: , ,


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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of longstanding1

First recorded in 1595–1605; long 1 + standing
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“Nonetheless, we are persuaded that, under longstanding precedent interpreting the statutory predecessor ... our review of that decision must be highly deferential.”

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After this week's decision to decriminalise abortion, the prime minister said: "My longstanding position, in principle, is that women have the right to a safe and legal abortion and that has been my longstanding position."

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This performance was under the guiding baton of Sir Simon Rattle, with whom Brendel shared a longstanding, prodigious musical partnership.

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Doctors and health experts have criticised Kennedy's longstanding questioning of the safety and efficacy of a number of vaccines, although in his Senate confirmation hearing he said he is "not going to take them away."

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The recent interest in recessions, and by extension most contemporary economic evaluations, is informed by some degree of partisanship, but most Americans are somewhat independent and their concerns over affordability are longstanding.

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