befriended

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During his university years, he befriended Gergely Gulyas -- Orban's current chief of staff -- and met Judit Varga, whom he married in 2006 and who later became justice minister under Orban.

From Barron's • Apr. 12, 2026

After 2002, Orbán befriended Árpád Habony, a martial arts instructor and businessman, as his personal guru.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

There, the University of Texas graduate first met and befriended Nicholas Hope Wilkinson, who cast her in one of his plays.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

A Guatemalan-born musician himself, Issac befriended Moreno in 2013.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026

Cyrus Field, the businessman who spearheaded the laying of the first telegraph cable under the Atlantic Ocean, had befriended the Garfields long before the shooting.

From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow