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chum

[chuhm] / tʃʌm /


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A Harvard chum found him a job at the then-middling firm of William A. Read & Co.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025

"The next morning, it was clear that Maxwell had conferred with her royal chum because she told me: 'You did well. The prince had fun.'"

From BBC • Oct. 19, 2025

When reporting out his story, I contacted Stern, the filmmaker and old prep school chum who made The Preppy Murder.

From Slate • Oct. 13, 2025

But instead of provocatively pursuing that unholy bond, the director only finds chum.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2025

I finally filled the butter chum and set it on the back porch.

From "Fever 1793" by Laurie Halse Anderson




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