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close friend

NOUN
blood brother
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NOUN
blood sister
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Hervé Morin, the president of the Normandy region and a close friend of Lagarde, thinks her voice could still be valuable in the election.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2026

Matches between Brown and Allen have always been close contests, with Tuesday's win the 39-year-old's first victory over his close friend.

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

Making these films was sparked by doing the documentary about Garry Shandling, because he was my close friend and in a lot of ways I didn’t fully understand him.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026

The splashy aesthetic is a perfect fit for the rocker, who goes by the name “Little Steven” and has made his career performing alongside his close friend Bruce Springsteen.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026

He has already built a fleet of eight hundred ships, appointed his close friend Nearchus captain, and sent them to investigate the coast of India by sea.

From "Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science" by Marc Aronson


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