pal
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It only occurred to me recently that Sarandon was 44 years old when she played Louise, the pal who pulled the trigger.
From Salon ● Jul. 26, 2026
After fulfilling her contract with the Columbia label, the singer signed last year to Warner Records, where an old high school pal, Tim Hinshaw, oversees a boutique label called Free Lunch.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
And former pal, model Karlie Kloss, is among those who have reportedly received an invite.
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026
British artists Ed Sheeran -- another Swift pal -- and Paul McCartney may also go on stage.
From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026
I have many pen pals: tourists, Holy Land pilgrims, and students who join pen pal programs to see the world through other people’s words.
From "Tasting the Sky" by Ibtisam Barakat
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Would James return home to Cleveland, return to Miami, possibly join pals Stephen Curry and Draymond Green at Golden State?
From Barron's ● Jul. 24, 2026
He declined to elaborate on their relationship, but encouraged everyone to kiss their pals, of all genders, with the vigor of an artist who is finally, truly, free.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
However, this is not the first time the comparison with our Scandinavian pals has cropped up.
From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2026
That, and the fact that many of the people making these movies and shows rolled 20-sided dice with their pals back in the day.
From Salon ● Jun. 24, 2026
One of the boys has his hand on the panther’s back, like they’re pals who’ve discovered the real meaning of friendship.
From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti
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In the early 1960s, when Robert Duvall was struggling to make it in New York City, he palled around with a couple of fellow actors also trying to find their way in the business.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 16, 2026
Billionaires Bill Gates and Peter Thiel palled around with Epstein long after his conviction, as did Kathryn Ruemmler, one of the top lawyers in the Obama administration, who is now General Counsel at Goldman Sachs.
From Slate ● Nov. 20, 2025
He cracked corny jokes, flubbed lines to prepared speeches and kept important business people waiting while he palled around with schoolchildren.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 20, 2023
She relished learning about religious traditions and sorting through classic theological dilemmas, but eventually the course palled.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 19, 2022
In the game, even as they sat at different computers, they palled around, hanging out mostly together, going on virtual quests.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
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Plus, Musk might be a bit busy to be palling around with the powerful in snowy Switzerland.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 17, 2023
But what good is palling around with people in a sprawling, interconnected virtual space if you can’t feel the “world” around you?
From Washington Post ● Jan. 5, 2022
He’s one of the oldest — we didn’t compete against each other in high school — lived farther away than most of the crew and was less present during the peak of our palling around.
From New York Times ● Sep. 23, 2021
Suddenly, this ultra-beautiful former stay-at-home mom from the outskirts of Canada was palling around with celebrities.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2020
“These are dangerous people you’re palling around with, sir,” said the spook with glasses.
From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman
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