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The city’s long-standing voucher program supports low-income households with children between 6 weeks and 13 years old—an effort to offset care costs that have climbed to staggering levels.
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Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025
But all three points discussed by the source are also sensitive and long-standing red lines for Ukraine, over which many tens of thousands of Ukrainian troops have fought and died.
—Matthew Chance, CNN Money, 26 Nov. 2025
Warm milk The long-standing tradition of drinking a glass of warm milk before bed isn't just an old wives' tale.
—Lauren Manaker, SELF, 26 Nov. 2025
The piece is being offered by a family with deep, long-standing ties to the Kennedy family.
—Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 26 Nov. 2025
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Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025
But all three points discussed by the source are also sensitive and long-standing red lines for Ukraine, over which many tens of thousands of Ukrainian troops have fought and died.
—Matthew Chance, CNN Money, 26 Nov. 2025
Warm milk The long-standing tradition of drinking a glass of warm milk before bed isn't just an old wives' tale.
—Lauren Manaker, SELF, 26 Nov. 2025
The piece is being offered by a family with deep, long-standing ties to the Kennedy family.
—Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 26 Nov. 2025
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“Long-standing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/long-standing. Accessed 5 Dec. 2025.
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