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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Gordon has long experience as both a practitioner and scholar of U.S. Middle East policy.
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Foreign Affairs, 9 Oct. 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
Morris Goldfarb, who’s been CEO of G-III for more than 50 years, put all of his long experience in to fill the hole that would be left when PVH ultimately walked away with about half of his business.
—Evan Clark, Footwear News, 21 July 2025
The sources, including one former staffer with long experience of transportation on the Hill, added that appropriating more on top of the reconciliation law’s $12.5 billion to reach even $20 billion could be challenging unless Congress passes another reconciliation or supplemental bill.
—Cq Roll Call, Boston Herald, 14 July 2025
The elder statesmen are citing their long experience as an asset, while also vowing to tap the unique strengths of the newer members of the committee, who tend to have a better finger on the pulse of digital outreach and social media.
—Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 6 June 2025
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Foreign Affairs, 9 Oct. 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
Morris Goldfarb, who’s been CEO of G-III for more than 50 years, put all of his long experience in to fill the hole that would be left when PVH ultimately walked away with about half of his business.
—Evan Clark, Footwear News, 21 July 2025
The sources, including one former staffer with long experience of transportation on the Hill, added that appropriating more on top of the reconciliation law’s $12.5 billion to reach even $20 billion could be challenging unless Congress passes another reconciliation or supplemental bill.
—Cq Roll Call, Boston Herald, 14 July 2025
The elder statesmen are citing their long experience as an asset, while also vowing to tap the unique strengths of the newer members of the committee, who tend to have a better finger on the pulse of digital outreach and social media.
—Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 6 June 2025
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“Long experience.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/long%20experience. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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