buddy
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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
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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
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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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