hobnob
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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
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
No matter how much we hobnob, there’s an air of artificiality in this reimagined best-friendship.
From "Odd One Out" by Nic Stone
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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
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
He hobnobbed with Alice B. Toklas, Picasso, Dalí and more luminaries of the day.
From New York Times ● Nov. 20, 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
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Awards season is around the corner, with opponents ready to duke it out in the ring of swanky luncheons and Hollywood hobnobbing.
From Salon ● Sep. 9, 2026
He wound up mostly taking pictures of generals hobnobbing in Germany.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
At the time, Epstein was getting attention for hobnobbing with the rich and powerful, offering free rides on his private jet to celebrities including former President Bill Clinton and actor Kevin Spacey.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 5, 2024
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
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
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