Examples of long-standing in a Sentence
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OpenAI and Microsoft have a long-standing partnership, with Microsoft having invested in the startup and OpenAI using Microsoft's cloud computing services.
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Jason Abbruzzese, NBC News, 22 Nov. 2023
Much of Kravis’ his cross-examination appeared design to cast Sweeney as an executive primarily interested in bypassing a long-standing commission system to boost his video game company’s profits.
—Michael Liedtke, Fortune, 21 Nov. 2023
Gun rights advocates have argued in courts across the country that dozens of long-standing state and federal gun laws cannot survive the Supreme Court’s new historical test.
—Salvador Rizzo, Washington Post, 21 Nov. 2023
Ten years ago today, Harry Reid, Chuck Schumer, and Senate Democrats shattered a long-standing norm by abolishing the filibuster for judicial and executive-branch nominees other than Supreme Court justices.
—The Editors, National Review, 21 Nov. 2023
The 600 spectators gave the film a long-standing ovation after the screening.
—Boris Sollazzo, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Nov. 2023
The 86-yard touchdown with 4:25 left in the half broke the long-standing school record for a season.
—Kevin J. Farmer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Nov. 2023
The league’s long-standing discomfort with being formally associated with gambling had evaporated in recent years with the ubiquity of online gambling, and the NFL’s infatuation with London, where sports gaming is a massive industry.
—Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 16 Nov. 2023
It is rooted in long-standing misconceptions about dyslexia.
—Sarah Carr, Scientific American, 16 Nov. 2023
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Jason Abbruzzese, NBC News, 22 Nov. 2023
Much of Kravis’ his cross-examination appeared design to cast Sweeney as an executive primarily interested in bypassing a long-standing commission system to boost his video game company’s profits.
—Michael Liedtke, Fortune, 21 Nov. 2023
Gun rights advocates have argued in courts across the country that dozens of long-standing state and federal gun laws cannot survive the Supreme Court’s new historical test.
—Salvador Rizzo, Washington Post, 21 Nov. 2023
Ten years ago today, Harry Reid, Chuck Schumer, and Senate Democrats shattered a long-standing norm by abolishing the filibuster for judicial and executive-branch nominees other than Supreme Court justices.
—The Editors, National Review, 21 Nov. 2023
The 600 spectators gave the film a long-standing ovation after the screening.
—Boris Sollazzo, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Nov. 2023
The 86-yard touchdown with 4:25 left in the half broke the long-standing school record for a season.
—Kevin J. Farmer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Nov. 2023
The league’s long-standing discomfort with being formally associated with gambling had evaporated in recent years with the ubiquity of online gambling, and the NFL’s infatuation with London, where sports gaming is a massive industry.
—Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 16 Nov. 2023
It is rooted in long-standing misconceptions about dyslexia.
—Sarah Carr, Scientific American, 16 Nov. 2023
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First Known Use
1655, in the meaning defined above
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“Long-standing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/long-standing. Accessed 7 Dec. 2023.
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long-standing
adjective
long-stand·ing
ˈlȯŋ-ˈstan-diŋ
: of long duration
a long-standing dispute
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