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In what was seen as an attempt to minimise doubts among potential supporters, he took the unusual move of releasing private messages he had exchanged with the peer, insisting they had never been close friends.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

I gained role models that continue to influence me today, and I found close friends I still talk to regularly.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

The share of Americans who tell pollsters that they have no close friends has quadrupled since 1990.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

The Marons, who live in Arizona, have been with Glatt for about five years, and they were close friends with the trainer and his wife.

From Los Angeles Times • May 2, 2026

The baroness and her husband, the baron, were close friends of the Ashtons, although even Lady Constance found the baroness a chore to be around.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood