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[pal] / pæl /


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Johnson, who acquired 4% of the team when his pal Josh Harris bought it for $6.05 billion in 2023, vented on social media.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026

Along with Jerry Seinfeld, a comedy-club pal, Mr. David was instrumental in conceiving the premise of “Seinfeld,” which began as an exploration of how a comedian gets his ideas.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

"I'll definitely make that offer to my old buddy, old pal, and we'll see if he's available," said 38-year-old Fury.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

It only occurred to me recently that Sarandon was 44 years old when she played Louise, the pal who pulled the trigger.

From Salon ● Jul. 26, 2026

“Seen your pal Hagrid lately?” he asked them quietly.

From "Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban" by J.K. Rowling

Here is how her two new plastic pals fared when cleaning her apartment, which included a special challenge.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

Life can drive a wedge between pals, however.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

Two women who became transatlantic pen pals when they were in the Brownies say they now feel "more like family", having written to each other regularly for 70 years.

From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026

“But we are not looking for people to be pen pals, which seems to be what everybody wants to do. We need real help.”

From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026

“Don’t worry,” he writes Theo, “and give the pals a handshake for me.”

From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman

In the early 1960s, when Robert Duvall was struggling to make it in New York City, he palled around with a couple of fellow actors also trying to find their way in the business.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 16, 2026

Billionaires Bill Gates and Peter Thiel palled around with Epstein long after his conviction, as did Kathryn Ruemmler, one of the top lawyers in the Obama administration, who is now General Counsel at Goldman Sachs.

From Slate ● Nov. 20, 2025

During his years as an actor in New York, Hackman palled around with Hoffman and another struggling actor, Robert Duvall, and worked a variety of jobs that included doorman and cab driver.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 27, 2025

He cracked corny jokes, flubbed lines to prepared speeches and kept important business people waiting while he palled around with schoolchildren.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 20, 2023

In the game, even as they sat at different computers, they palled around, hanging out mostly together, going on virtual quests.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel

Altadenans are no strangers to animal sightings — there are peacocks and parrots aplenty around town — but news of a coyote and black bear palling around town together recently has locals talking.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 19, 2025

A magic bottle grants wishes, including palling around with Peyton Manning and Post Malone.

From New York Times ● Feb. 11, 2024

Plus, Musk might be a bit busy to be palling around with the powerful in snowy Switzerland.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 17, 2023

But what good is palling around with people in a sprawling, interconnected virtual space if you can’t feel the “world” around you?

From Washington Post ● Jan. 5, 2022

“These are dangerous people you’re palling around with, sir,” said the spook with glasses.

From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman


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