long experience
noun
: a long period of time during which a person has done something (such as a job)
someone with long experience in the UN
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The novel merges their long experience working crushing hours for local businesses on the cusp of unionization with the real-life saga of grocery cooperative workers fighting to earn a living wage.
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Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Jan. 2026
This is perhaps surprising given the iPhone maker’s extensive hardware expertise, and long experience with cloud services.
—Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 17 Dec. 2025
In the border zone, communities from Tucson to El Paso to San Diego have had long experience with federal immigration enforcement.
—Dana Taylor, USA Today, 16 Dec. 2025
Moreover, for the Kremlin, such a strategy can draw on long experience: going back to the Soviet era, Moscow has used ships as a key part of its intelligence operations in Europe and elsewhere, and Russian intelligence agencies today have strong connections to the country’s maritime activities.
—Andrei Soldatov, Foreign Affairs, 25 Nov. 2025
Joe Biden was a smart guy with long experience and deep conviction, able to discharge the duties of president.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 10 Sep. 2025
Did the episode stand out to you in the long, long experience of the production?
—Daniel D'addario, Variety, 3 Sep. 2025
Her long experience guiding enterprise go-to-market strategies positions her as a crucial bridge between technology innovations and customer needs.
—Melody Brue, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
The former stems from an understanding of those countries’ long experience as empires.
—Ronald Suny, The Conversation, 19 Aug. 2025
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Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Jan. 2026
This is perhaps surprising given the iPhone maker’s extensive hardware expertise, and long experience with cloud services.
—Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 17 Dec. 2025
In the border zone, communities from Tucson to El Paso to San Diego have had long experience with federal immigration enforcement.
—Dana Taylor, USA Today, 16 Dec. 2025
Moreover, for the Kremlin, such a strategy can draw on long experience: going back to the Soviet era, Moscow has used ships as a key part of its intelligence operations in Europe and elsewhere, and Russian intelligence agencies today have strong connections to the country’s maritime activities.
—Andrei Soldatov, Foreign Affairs, 25 Nov. 2025
Joe Biden was a smart guy with long experience and deep conviction, able to discharge the duties of president.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 10 Sep. 2025
Did the episode stand out to you in the long, long experience of the production?
—Daniel D'addario, Variety, 3 Sep. 2025
Her long experience guiding enterprise go-to-market strategies positions her as a crucial bridge between technology innovations and customer needs.
—Melody Brue, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
The former stems from an understanding of those countries’ long experience as empires.
—Ronald Suny, The Conversation, 19 Aug. 2025
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