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In the shadow of the EU Parliament in Brussels, under a grand white tent filling a museum garden, hundreds of lobbyists, officials and lawmakers hobnob as the cava flows.

From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 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

“It becomes very troubling when you have a town of celebrities that have access to the police — when they have a dual role where they provide security and they hobnob with one another.”

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 4, 2022

Before he peels away to hobnob, he says he has a thought about another way to illustrate the way attention works, and how easily it can be fractured in the modern world.

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

St. Martin turns his back on the Empress, and hobnobs with him!

From Our Fathers Have Told Us Part I. The Bible of Amiens by John Ruskin

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

He preened, he hugged, he shook hands and hobnobbed with legends and politicians.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 9, 2024

During closing arguments earlier this week, Crown prosecutors and Nygard's defence team painted dramatically different pictures of the man who once hobnobbed with celebrities and stood at the helm of a lucrative global apparel empire.

From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2023

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

In the 1960s and early ’70s, she is a plucky striver; in later decades, she is another famous author—book tours, awards, hobnobbing with luminaries, Democratic politics, remodeling homes in tony enclaves.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 13, 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

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

From Salon ● Jan. 28, 2025

This clout, underpinned by her hobnobbing and won't-take-no-for-an-answer attitude, helped her break down the gender barriers in her path.

From BBC ● Dec. 1, 2023

Spend the whole day there hobnobbing with the legislators.

From "Missing May" by Cynthia Rylant