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McDonald looked over at Davis at one point, saying, "talk to your lawyer man, this dude is tripping".

From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026

For those who couldn’t visit his dude ranch, Henson began shipping packets of ranch seasoning.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026

“The thing that I have to remind myself all the time is that, like, dude, you’re with your friends, you’re playing music — it’s the best.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026

Seriously, it makes you just want to hug that unkempt, headband-wearing dude and let him know how his everyman story resonates with the masses.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2026

Yeah, dude had his problems—some stuff I won’t try to figure out—but his talent remained.

From "On the Come Up" by Angie Thomas

Linebacker Aden Hall, who graduated last year and now plays for UT San Antonio, said he did well, but “a lot of dudes were always sleeping in class.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 2026

Trump and Sean “Diddy” Combs have been known acquaintances for years—or whatever it’s called when two rich and famous dudes in entertainment are often invited to the same charity events, galas, and afterparties.

From Slate ● Jun. 11, 2026

“We had some of the baddest dudes in baseball — not only in Sacramento, but in baseball. We were proud of that,” Baker said.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 28, 2026

Referring to the synthetic soldier, Justine Moore, an AI-focused partner at Silicon Valley investor Andreessen Horowitz, wrote on X: "I'm genuinely floored by how many dudes are following influencers that are clearly AI."

From Barron's ● May 10, 2026

“So Mapplethorpe gave these dudes a kind of noir feel, right? Well, I want to do that with dude-like things. Cray-Cray's shed seems like the most badass dude-cave at the whole school.”

From "Tradition" by Brendan Kiely