befriend
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In a similar leap, Jimmy and Alice forgive and befriend Goldstein’s Louis, the man who crashed his car into Tia’s and killed her.
From Salon • Feb. 7, 2026
In target dorms on campus, we hung posters that presented accurate data about the percent of undergraduates who wanted to help and befriend others.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025
One method, Friend A recalls, was simple: Agnes would befriend someone who offered to buy her a drink, then quietly ask the bartender to skip the drink and hand her the cash instead.
From BBC • Sep. 20, 2025
Don’t befriend or feed strays in your neighborhood that could be carriers of the infected fleas.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 5, 2025
She holds out her hand to befriend the dark bird.
From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez
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