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buddy

[buhd-ee] / ˈbʌd i /


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But he added there was an "endless" list of characters in the Marvel Cinematic Universe he would love to buddy up with next.

From BBC Jul. 29, 2026

“My buddy looks at me and I’m like, ‘Dude, the turnover in public schools is crazy,’” Puder said.

From Salon Jul. 27, 2026

As Mitch, Stanley’s poker buddy who is attracted to Blanche, Bille Bruley’s high tenor poignantly embodied a weak man trying to be strong.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 15, 2026

As we’re walking to the spa, my bragging buddy is supposed to start.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 12, 2026

When Xander walks by, he says, “Res, buddy, a very special visitor is coming tonight.”

From "A Rover's Story" by Jasmine Warga

It’s hard not to walk out of “Nimrods” with a little spark of desire to start a punk band and hit the road with your buddies.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 5, 2026

Chinese users of AI-powered companion bots have bid heart-rending farewells to their virtual buddies as national regulations took effect Wednesday aimed at curbing the risk of emotional dependency.

From Barron's Jul. 15, 2026

Before the plates were cleared, Greg Abbott told his buddies around the table that there was something else he wanted to order—and it wasn’t on the menu.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 11, 2026

I guess being buddies at swanky Hamptons parties in the ’90s only goes so far.

From Slate Jun. 11, 2026

Besides, it wasn’t like we were all buddies who would sit together to make this whole thing more bearable.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin

While his daughter and her friend were “bopping away” to every song, Grant said, he buddied up with Swift’s boyfriend, NFL tight end Travis Kelce.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 29, 2024

But after Eden’s death, Danielle finds out that her daughter had buddied up to some of the local high school students by throwing parties when her employers were away.

From Washington Post Jan. 15, 2023

A 12-year-old girl who has just recovered from leukaemia has been buddied with a West End star through Momentum Children's Charity.

From BBC Mar. 21, 2022

By then he had buddied up with Chilean Yonathan Jesús Fernández and Mexican Germán Madrozo, whose prospects were as farcically bad as his were.

From The Guardian Jan. 1, 2019

They buddied up at movies and concerts; shared books and records.

From New York Times Jan. 27, 2016

That’s what makes the negotiations so comical, and Moore looks like a fool for buddying up to John Angelos.

From Washington Times Oct. 9, 2023

The attorneys were buddying up to the client, like “I could do this for you, I’m going to do that for you, you can call me 24/7, I’m always available, I have your back.”

From Slate Dec. 6, 2019

He has veered between buddying up to China’s President Xi Jinping and attacking Beijing over trade.

From Washington Post Apr. 8, 2018

Now we have NK and China buddying up,especially at a crucial time following the trade issues.

From New York Times Mar. 27, 2018

Vonetta, who was buddying up to one of the three sisters, could get her own toast.

From "One Crazy Summer" by Rita Williams-Garcia




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