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"has long defended" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when referring to someone who has consistently defended a particular point of view, opinion, or belief over a long period of time. For example, "The president has long defended the idea that every citizen has a right to healthcare."
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The Post has long benefited from strong First Amendment protection and has long defended it.
The ABA has long defended students and lawyers against discrimination on the basis of their sexual orientation and gender identity.
Mr. Bloomberg has long defended the project's goal of modernizing an antiquated and largely paper-based system.
The consulting industry, which includes some of the world's largest accounting firms, has long defended the quality and independence of its work.
On November 12th the council of five economic "wise men", which has long defended fiscal prudence, called for a "cyclically justified growth policy" to fight the recession.
To Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, who has long defended the city's financial services industry, the commercials reinforce unfair and inaccurate stereotypes.
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Catalans have long defended their ancestral culture and language.
I, for one, have long defended the Japanese-style market economy, and my position remains unchanged.
Admissions offices have long defended legacy consideration as merely a tiebreaker among equally high-qualified applicants.
Organisations that have long defended the painter said that rightwing Hindu groups could still keep "hounding Husain".
DETROIT'S automakers have long defended their racing expenditures with a simple axiom: Win on Sunday, Sell on Monday.
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