close relationship

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She struck up a close relationship with Britain’s Prince Andrew and was a longtime partner of Steven Sinofsky, a former Microsoft executive, who himself had ties to Epstein.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

A spokesperson for the Andic family denied that there was conflict over Jonathan’s marriage to Navarro, adding that the couple had a close relationship with Isak.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

The two have a 0.92 correlation, indicating a close relationship.

From Barron's • May 7, 2026

Their close relationship has continued down the years.

From BBC • May 2, 2026

Holmes and Pitezel seemed to have a close relationship, close enough at least for Holmes to do Pitezel a costly favor.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson