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rub shoulders with



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rub elbows with
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The American Museum of Natural History gave fans the chance to rub shoulders with dinosaurs while watching Messi, 39, fail to steer Argentina to its fourth World Cup.

From Barron's Jul. 19, 2026

Europe's biggest tech trade fair Vivatech opens Wednesday in Paris for a 10th-anniversary edition where enthusiasm for generative AI will rub shoulders with anxiety about the continent's technological dependence.

From Barron's Jun. 17, 2026

The job comes with a $3 million annual salary, luxury travel and the opportunity to rub shoulders with celebrities, political leaders and sports stars.

From New York Times Feb. 8, 2024

Polished studio productions rub shoulders with TikTok hits recorded teenage bedrooms and songs by fictional characters.

From BBC Dec. 29, 2023

And—which is worth noting—their husbands also rub shoulders with his wife.

From The Twentieth Century American Being a Comparative Study of the Peoples of the Two Great Anglo-Saxon Nations by Harry Perry Robinson




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