close friend

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At the 2020 US Open, Zverev let a two-set lead slip against Austria's Dominic Thiem - another close friend.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

He had been in and out of jail since he was a child, said Anamely Ramos, a Cuban activist and close friend who talks to him regularly.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

Monroe’s estate was controlled by Anna Strasberg, the second wife of Monroe’s acting coach and close friend, Lee Strasberg, since his death in 1982.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

Mr. Cornyn is a close friend, and I volunteered to raise money for his political action committee.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

He was a close friend of my father’s, and I sometimes played with the oldest Unsoeld children—Regon, who was a year older than me, and Devi, a year younger.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer