befriended
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Following my fifth year in repertory theater, casting director Rosemarie Tichler, who had befriended me at Carnegie Mellon’s TCG auditions, urged me to move to New York, so I did.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
Iger befriended the Lakers’ current head coach JJ Redick when Redick played for the L.A.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2026
Another memorable role came two years later when Fricker was cast as the homeless bird lady befriended by Macaulay Culkin's Kevin in Home Alone 2.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
Aang befriended Zuko, an exiled Fire Nation prince who at first hunted Aang to regain his father’s approval before joining his quarry’s mission to restore peace.
From Salon ● Jul. 8, 2026
Gogol does not know to whom these children belong—half the guests are people his mother has befriended in recent years, people who were at his wedding but whom he does not recognize.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
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