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Western investors keen to make a buck in Russia's chaotic and fast-growing economy would gather to strike deals and hobnob with the Russian elite in the early years of Putin's rule.

From Barron's ● Jun. 5, 2026

Sure enough, part of Snoop’s social media mission took him on the U.S. basketball team’s bus to hobnob with Steph Curry, Kevin Durant and other court superstars.

From Salon ● Aug. 9, 2024

So they have jumped at the chance to glad-hand voters, kiss babies, and hobnob with activists at backyard barbecues and meetups at the chain of Pizza Ranch restaurants that have become an Iowa campaign staple.

From Washington Times ● Sep. 10, 2023

As a Black artist with an elementary school education, who was born into segregation, he went on to hobnob with presidents and royalty and to meet the pope.

From New York Times ● Aug. 3, 2023

But he was wowed when, later, after the concert, Woz came backstage and asked Dan if he wanted to have dinner sometime, just to hobnob and hang out.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel

At the Katseye concert, Janick hobnobs with folks from Netflix and from Margot Robbie’s production company, LuckyChap — the flywheel in action for a group that has yet to drop a debut LP.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 30, 2026

Like his father, he hobnobs with prime ministers and fellow titans of industry, but doesn’t love the limelight.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 16, 2022

But Paros himself is an unusual mix: an entrepreneur-turned-amateur-scientist, who now hobnobs with many of the region's leading geophysicists.

From Nature ● Jun. 20, 2017

He hobnobs with Bill Gates, power-struts at Davos, and is a case study for Harvard Business School students.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 9, 2017

Aaron's busy, I expect, typing letters to all the lords and ladies your Mr. Maraton hobnobs with.

From A People's Man by E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim

Pulte had a significant personal relationship with Coe, who hobnobbed with presidents of both parties and leaders of nations around the world.

From Salon ● Jun. 9, 2026

He hobnobbed in New York City with Eric Trump and Mehta and snapped a photograph at a conference on U.S.-India relations in Washington with the second lady, Usha Vance.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2025

This is where India's rich and powerful have hobnobbed for years, building social capital over cigars or squash and brokering business deals during golf sessions.

From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2025

A European lawmaker who hobnobbed with princes and presidents at the World Cup is the focus of a corruption case, exposing the vulnerability of Brussels to foreign influence.

From New York Times ● Dec. 16, 2022

We hobnobbed backstage with Lena Horne and Ricardo Montalban at their Broadway play, Jamaica.

From "Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High" by Melba Pattillo Beals

He wound up mostly taking pictures of generals hobnobbing in Germany.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026

Whose “broke and broken” father neglected his family while hobnobbing with wealthy San Francisco families, including the heirs of the Getty oil fortune.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 4, 2026

At the time, Epstein was a money manager and jet-setting financier who, with his girlfriend Maxwell, was hobnobbing with the world's wealthiest from Buckingham Palace to Palm Beach and collecting powerful friends along the way.

From BBC ● Feb. 26, 2026

Bankman-Fried was there too, hobnobbing with world leaders and living in the Bahamas.

From Salon ● Jan. 28, 2025

Hugh's family was hobnobbing with chiefs and sultans while I ate hush puppies at the Sanitary Fish Market in Morehead City, a beach towel wrapped like a hijab around my head.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris