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buddy

[buhd-ee] / ˈbʌd i /


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Although Kushner chose not to officially rejoin his father-in-law’s second administration, he is serving, along with Trump’s real estate buddy Steve Witkoff, as its special diplomatic envoy.

From Salon Aug. 20, 2026

As does an intergenerational, odd-couple buddy tale with rings, lamps and mayhem played out across inner space, aka the American Midwest.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

But he added there was an "endless" list of characters in the Marvel Cinematic Universe he would love to buddy up with next.

From BBC Jul. 29, 2026

As we’re walking to the spa, my bragging buddy is supposed to start.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 12, 2026

“That’s okay, buddy, we all need shots once in a while.”

From "It’s Kind of a Funny Story" by Ned Vizzini

“We hit it off, and we’ve been great buddies since,” Lombardi said.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 25, 2026

A luxe gaming set that dad can whip out to impress his poker buddies, before they clean him out.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 12, 2026

I guess being buddies at swanky Hamptons parties in the ’90s only goes so far.

From Slate Jun. 11, 2026

"Brian was there for two weeks, he spent the first week with one group of buddies and the second with another friend from America," she said.

From BBC Jun. 4, 2026

Of course, Ben thought, Red has ten or twenty of his buddies surrounding him which gives the battle of poundage back to Red by several thousand pounds.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy

While his daughter and her friend were “bopping away” to every song, Grant said, he buddied up with Swift’s boyfriend, NFL tight end Travis Kelce.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 29, 2024

As for Undecided, Robinson buddied up with Dawn Potts, her off-trail name, for the first 100 miles of the trek.

From Washington Post Apr. 6, 2023

A 12-year-old girl who has just recovered from leukaemia has been buddied with a West End star through Momentum Children's Charity.

From BBC Mar. 21, 2022

By then he had buddied up with Chilean Yonathan Jesús Fernández and Mexican Germán Madrozo, whose prospects were as farcically bad as his were.

From The Guardian Jan. 1, 2019

Today, parents are just one click away: buddied up on Facebook, logging on to Tumblr, peering over cryptic text messages and trying to get a glimpse of Snapchat images before they dissolve into the ether.

From New York Times May 3, 2013

The attorneys were buddying up to the client, like “I could do this for you, I’m going to do that for you, you can call me 24/7, I’m always available, I have your back.”

From Slate Dec. 6, 2019

Now we have NK and China buddying up,especially at a crucial time following the trade issues.

From New York Times Mar. 27, 2018

On another wall: a picture of Dixie Fuller, former stage manager for the band Alabama, buddying up with ZZ Top.

From Washington Post Sep. 20, 2017

But when his scar starts to sting again, he assumes the darkness that he feels and his disturbing dreams must be connected to the former Death Eater’s son who is buddying up to his son.

From Washington Times Aug. 5, 2016

Vonetta, who was buddying up to one of the three sisters, could get her own toast.

From "One Crazy Summer" by Rita Williams-Garcia




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