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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Those who have served as press secretary generally have long experience, either on Capitol Hill, the military, journalism or private industry.
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Quil Lawrence, NPR, 25 Apr. 2025
The billionaire has a long experience in philanthropy, helping to run Tencent’s charitable foundation during his time as the tech company’s chief administrative officer.
—Nicholas Gordon, Fortune Asia, 29 Dec. 2024
India isn’t the only powerful country near Iran with long experience co-producing aircraft.
—Paul Iddon, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025
Glover was unable to overcome legislative questions about her commitment to upholding Connecticut’s strong reproductive rights laws and complaints that her long experience in the federal courts left her unfamiliar with the state’s courts.
—Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 25 Jan. 2025
The actor, 82, spoke to Variety and Entertainment Tonight ahead of the 2025 Golden Globes about his long experience at awards shows, reaching back to his first win nearly 40 years ago.
—Rachel Raposas, People.com, 6 Jan. 2025
Maistre and his animal specialists have long experience of handling real animals on set, but Camborde reveals that working with ostriches and the Fennec foxes was as challenging as working with lions, wolves and jaguars.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 5 Feb. 2025
In Bright and Wilson, Lamont chose jurists with long experience on the bench.
—Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 28 Jan. 2025
In the decades after World War II, countries with a long experience of colonial pluralism tended to remain democratic, with electoral reforms deepening over time.
—Foreign Affairs, 14 Jan. 2025
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Quil Lawrence, NPR, 25 Apr. 2025
The billionaire has a long experience in philanthropy, helping to run Tencent’s charitable foundation during his time as the tech company’s chief administrative officer.
—Nicholas Gordon, Fortune Asia, 29 Dec. 2024
India isn’t the only powerful country near Iran with long experience co-producing aircraft.
—Paul Iddon, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025
Glover was unable to overcome legislative questions about her commitment to upholding Connecticut’s strong reproductive rights laws and complaints that her long experience in the federal courts left her unfamiliar with the state’s courts.
—Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 25 Jan. 2025
The actor, 82, spoke to Variety and Entertainment Tonight ahead of the 2025 Golden Globes about his long experience at awards shows, reaching back to his first win nearly 40 years ago.
—Rachel Raposas, People.com, 6 Jan. 2025
Maistre and his animal specialists have long experience of handling real animals on set, but Camborde reveals that working with ostriches and the Fennec foxes was as challenging as working with lions, wolves and jaguars.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 5 Feb. 2025
In Bright and Wilson, Lamont chose jurists with long experience on the bench.
—Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 28 Jan. 2025
In the decades after World War II, countries with a long experience of colonial pluralism tended to remain democratic, with electoral reforms deepening over time.
—Foreign Affairs, 14 Jan. 2025
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“Long experience.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/long%20experience. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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