befriended

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Around 2016, he befriended a couple running an events arena, and started supplying them calves for shows.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

After our visit to Adat Reyim, an inclusive, independent synagogue in Springfield, Virginia, I befriended its spiritual leader, Rabbi Bruce Aft.

From Salon • Jun. 1, 2026

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

The week before she met me, she had befriended a girl she’d met at the Stardust Ballroom.

From "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes