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The phrase "long-standing friend" is correct and commonly used in written English.
It refers to a friend who has been in one's life for a significant amount of time, often years or even decades. Example: "I have known Jane since we were in kindergarten. She has been a long-standing friend and always supports me through thick and thin."
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"For that reason, and as a long-standing friend, Australia stands ready to assist Sri Lanka as it implements these proposals for dealing with the past".
She chose to record Rub there with long-standing friend, multi-instrumentalist Vice Cooler.
Your long-standing friend will tell you the truth, confident that the friendship will survive.
From La Jolla, Calif., came an absentee entry from a long-standing friend, Ann Craig.
He is also a long-standing friend of the west, and of Britain in particular.
Governor Perry, a long-standing friend of the oil industry, is currently considering a bid for the Republican presidential nomination.
"I think his instinct would be to carry on and steady the ship," said a long-standing friend.
Mr Clifford's client and long-standing friend, the comedian Freddie Starr, has also been arrested and denied allegations against him.
Janet Wong, a former dancer with the company and long-standing friend of Jones's, is associate artistic director.
We mourn the passing of Irving Schaffer, a generous and long-standing friend of The Jewish Theological Seminary.
"The chairman, Nick Griffin, who has been a long-standing friend in the past, has to go," Barnbrook said.
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