rub shoulders 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
Couldn’t they arrange it so that he should not have to rub shoulders with every Tom, Dick and Harry and be exposed to every sort of affront?
From The White Terror and The Red A novel of revolutionary Russia by Abraham Cahan
