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Kim Cattrall, who has a long-standing feud with Parker, did not appear.—Emily Longeretta, Variety, 9 Jan. 2026 Project 717 was sold to a long-standing Feadship owner, according to a statement shared last September.—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 9 Jan. 2026 For immigration advocates in the Bay Area, Good’s death has intensified long-standing concerns about intimidation and retaliation against those who monitor federal agents.—Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 9 Jan. 2026 The exhibition title references Charlie Chaplin’s The Gold Rush, invoking long-standing American ideals of persistence, ambition, and progress.—Okla Jones, Essence, 9 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for long-standing