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You’re not out to fleece anyone with egregiously high commissions or merely befriend another member because you want to flog the latest financial product.

From MarketWatch ● May 29, 2026

Hatton had unsuccessfully tried to befriend the old place on nine previous visits and, after starting with a two-over par 74 on Thursday, finally managed to ingratiate himself on Friday.

From BBC ● Apr. 10, 2026

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

They were, he recalled in “Making It,” “brave, proud, and unstintingly loyal once they had decided to befriend you.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 17, 2025

I wonder if we’ll befriend any literary icons this year or travel to any historic locations.

From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers

Once she settles in, the girl befriends other spirits and wins them over with her acceptance and understanding — including a few shunned by everyone else, like the famous No-Face.

From Salon ● Jul. 8, 2026

He befriends Mr. Durand, who owns the station with his partner, Emma, a British researcher, and makes it his mission to keep their station going and the forest around it intact.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 29, 2026

The BFG tells the story of a young orphan named Sophie who befriends a giant and they embark on a mission together to stop other giants from eating children.

From BBC ● Jan. 29, 2025

Kane stars in the film opposite Jason Schwartzman, who plays Ben, a depressed cantor who befriends Carla, his childhood music teacher, as he prepares her for her bat mitzvah.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 6, 2025

As he has no children to play with, he befriends the wild rabbits, offering them food and stroking their fur until he can touch their twitching noses.

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein

Before that, he was a bartender newly arrived from Oklahoma that the drummer befriended.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026

Perhaps her most memorable role, however, 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 ● Aug. 6, 2026

Mr. Mindte is a record producer and a musician who befriended Busby in his later years, joining his band in Washington’s still-scuffling bluegrass scene of the ’80s and ’90s.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 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

Only the woman who had first befriended him called out softly, in the tongue of her people, a farewell to the traveler.

From "The Incredible Journey" by Sheila Burnford

Khalil has spoken at length about befriending Jewish students at Columbia, attending Shabbat dinners and seeing Jewish students as “integral” during the protest movement on campus.

From Salon ● Mar. 12, 2026

Imagine a 21st century take on Margaret Mead befriending Samoans, only with cozy knit sweaters and a dash of animation.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 21, 2026

After befriending one of Smith's managers Ellis made a request: "Can you get me five minutes with Will, but just me and him? I don't want the cameras."

From BBC ● Jan. 18, 2026

“She was someone who was very interested in befriending others for status, more so than being a friend,” one classmate recalled.

From Slate ● Dec. 18, 2025

Penelope suppressed a smile, for she had not yet given up hopes of befriending Lady Constance.

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood