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friend

[frend] / frɛnd /


VERB
add as a friend on social media
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New Orleans resembles a giant mausoleum: “The past is so much a part of the present here and it’s unhealthy,” says a concerned friend.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

"He's my best friend, so what would a best friend do?" says Chamley-Watson.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

He also specialized in music from Russia, work by George Gershwin and his friend and colleague Aaron Copland.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026

“People listened, and the nation responded,” said Rocco Buttiglione, a former Italian politician and close personal friend of the late pope.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

After a moment I lay back and let her clean it, still holding onto Obeah’s ruff, holding onto a friend.

From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen




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