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companion

[kuhm-pan-yuhn] / kəmˈpæn yən /


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The drinks are excellent and make a perfect companion for the short walk to the lake.

From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026

She transforms herself from “a wild, hatless little savage” into a lady, which estranges her from her childhood companion and besotted admirer, Heathcliff, a foundling who lives with her family.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

Crago’s hiking companion helped keep him calm while they waited about an hour for a helicopter to arrive.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

Taken together, the companion bills point to a pragmatic approach to evolving the retirement system.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026

As she grew up, a sound English education corrected in a great measure her French defects; and when she left school, I found in her a pleasing and obliging companion: docile, good-tempered, and well-principled.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë




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