pal
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It only occurred to me recently that Sarandon was 44 years old when she played Louise, the pal who pulled the trigger.
From Salon ● Jul. 26, 2026
Morris, who’d flown in from New York after attending her pal Taylor Swift’s wedding on Friday night, made an improbably smooth segue between her and Zedd’s synthed-up “The Middle” and the rustic “My Church.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 5, 2026
British artists Ed Sheeran -- another Swift pal -- and Paul McCartney may also go on stage.
From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026
That's until his 19-year-old pal Findlay Curtis came on.
From BBC ● Jun. 14, 2026
I’m still staring, but I think I know exactly what my anxiety pal would look like.
From "Popcorn" by Rob Harrell
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Based on the beloved novels of Elena Ferrante, “My Brilliant Friend” tells the story of two pals growing up in a lower-class neighborhood in post-World War II Naples.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
The wedding itself will reportedly take place Friday with around 1,000 guests, including models Gigi Hadid and Cara Delevingne, singer Selena Gomez and actress Zoe Kravitz -- all known to be close Swift pals.
From Barron's ● Jul. 2, 2026
In interspersed interviews, Knoxville and his pals reminisce about their time together with a distinct wistfulness.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026
That, and the fact that many of the people making these movies and shows rolled 20-sided dice with their pals back in the day.
From Salon ● Jun. 24, 2026
In return, I tell my pen pals about my school, friends, teachers, studies.
From "Tasting the Sky" by Ibtisam Barakat
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The two also palled around with Gene Hackman and James Caan.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 16, 2026
In the early 1960s, when Robert Duvall was struggling to make it in New York City, he palled around with a couple of fellow actors also trying to find their way in the business.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 16, 2026
Billionaires Bill Gates and Peter Thiel palled around with Epstein long after his conviction, as did Kathryn Ruemmler, one of the top lawyers in the Obama administration, who is now General Counsel at Goldman Sachs.
From Slate ● Nov. 20, 2025
Mascots from each club palled around on the field at Truist Park and posed for pictures with The Commissioner’s Trophy and Chelsea’s 2021 Champions League trophy.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 30, 2021
And when the garden palled, Elizebeth and William had another retreat to sustain them—their library.
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
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Altadenans are no strangers to animal sightings — there are peacocks and parrots aplenty around town — but news of a coyote and black bear palling around town together recently has locals talking.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 19, 2025
Plus, Musk might be a bit busy to be palling around with the powerful in snowy Switzerland.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 17, 2023
But what good is palling around with people in a sprawling, interconnected virtual space if you can’t feel the “world” around you?
From Washington Post ● Jan. 5, 2022
Brady was shown palling around with his boyhood idol, Joe Montana, as well as with other great quarterbacks, such as Brett Favre, John Elway and Dan Marino.
From New York Times ● Feb. 3, 2020
Once, in the middle of a dense stand of oak, they came face-to-face with three men palling a load of firewood in an ax cart, with no way for either to get around.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
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