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The phrase "long stopped" is correct and usable in written English. It is often used to describe something that has ceased or ended a long time ago, often with a sense of finality. Example: After failing to make any progress, the construction of the bridge was long stopped and the project was eventually abandoned.
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In Emmanuel's office, everyone had long stopped working.
He's long stopped killing time by enumerating all his ailments.
The rain has long stopped and the sun is dazzling.
The trains have long stopped in their tracks.
The emaciated surviving animals have long stopped producing milk and have scant value at market.
As Heisenberg explained, physicists among themselves have long stopped thinking of atoms as things.
We have long stopped talking over our phones openly, assuming they are tapped.
By the time of release, her body would have long stopped producing milk.
"We have long stopped responding to all the speculation," Bettman said when asked about the latest reports.
In his later years, he was the potentate of a party that had long stopped believing in its own slogans.
It had long stopped making that type of red stapler, and a black Swingline was painted red by the filmmakers.
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