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Rogers’s defense lawyer said the economist genuinely considered Lee a fellow academic and close friend, calling his client “book smart” but a “sucker when it comes to a lot of other things.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
Minnesota Lynx’s Cheryl Reeve became the WNBA’s all-time winningest coach Wednesday, earning her 380th victory and surpassing close friend and colleague Mike Thibault.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 11, 2026
Senator from Massachusetts and a close friend of Theodore Roosevelt’s.
From Barron's ● Jun. 25, 2026
"We will be together with the president enjoying the final and handing the trophy to the winner, of course," Infantino, now a close friend of Trump, told Fox.
From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2026
“But it doesn't make sense. He's such a close friend of your family. It might not have been him.”
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
