befriended

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During his university years, he befriended Gergely Gulyas -- Orban's current chief of staff -- and met Judit Varga, whom he married in 2006 and who later became justice minister under Orban.

From Barron's • Apr. 12, 2026

After 2002, Orbán befriended Árpád Habony, a martial arts instructor and businessman, as his personal guru.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

There, the University of Texas graduate first met and befriended Nicholas Hope Wilkinson, who cast her in one of his plays.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

He also befriended a Ukrainian worker named Nadja—whom he remembered wistfully, even late in life, decades after he last saw her.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

How much I love Isabel and Marguerite, the sisters who befriended me in my need.

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein