longtime companion

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And alongside him will be his longtime companion, Marie Spivey, whom he married two years ago.

From Los Angeles Times • May 16, 2025

Mr. Voiles said he took in Saffron last year, six weeks after the death of his longtime companion, a 12-year-old pit bull named Cinnamon.

From New York Times • Feb. 21, 2024

Neal attributed Barker’s longevity to his longtime companion Nancy Burnet, crediting her as “the reason he was able to live for so long.”

From Seattle Times • Aug. 28, 2023

Stewart’s longtime companion, Amanda Wyatt, said two days before his funeral that it was too soon for the family to process what comes next.

From Washington Post • Apr. 29, 2023

In an internal memo, Clyde Tolson, the associate director of the bureau, who had become Hoover’s longtime companion, spawning rumors that they were romantically involved, said, “We should furnish only limited, routine material, if any.”

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann