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While the State Department's long-standing program to assist refugees during their first months in the U.S. has been halted due to Mr. Trump's actions, his administration has instructed resettlement officials to use Department of Health and Human Services funds to aid the Afrikaners.
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May 9, CBS News, 9 May 2025
Bringing someone with that injury record, which includes long-standing hamstring issues and a 2018 knee operation, into Leeds’ squad could only be seen as a risk.
—Beren Cross, New York Times, 9 May 2025
Like many nations across the Gulf, India has significant interests in Iran, including a long-standing agreement to develop and operate the Shahid Beheshti terminal at Chabahar Port, including a $120 million investment and a $250 million credit line for infrastructure development.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 9 May 2025
The burger joint is opening in the place of the long-standing El Pueblo Taqueria and Meat Market, which shut down in October, according to the Winters Express newspaper.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 8 May 2025
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May 9, CBS News, 9 May 2025
Bringing someone with that injury record, which includes long-standing hamstring issues and a 2018 knee operation, into Leeds’ squad could only be seen as a risk.
—Beren Cross, New York Times, 9 May 2025
Like many nations across the Gulf, India has significant interests in Iran, including a long-standing agreement to develop and operate the Shahid Beheshti terminal at Chabahar Port, including a $120 million investment and a $250 million credit line for infrastructure development.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 9 May 2025
The burger joint is opening in the place of the long-standing El Pueblo Taqueria and Meat Market, which shut down in October, according to the Winters Express newspaper.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 8 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for long-standing
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“Long-standing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/long-standing. Accessed 15 May. 2025.
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