pal
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That night, behind closed doors, Mom turned on her AI pal, allegedly saying to Dad, “Can you believe the cheek?”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
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
It’s nice to have a pal at rush hour.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 16, 2026
British artists Ed Sheeran -- another Swift pal -- and Paul McCartney may also go on stage.
From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026
I told her about my pen pal assignment.
From "I Will Always Write Back" by Caitlin Alifirenka and Martin Ganda
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In addition to those quirky flavor names like Smokey Dokey and Here Comes Truffle, it was selling holographic roller skates and being pen pals with fans.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
“We’re not quite sure what the rules of the sport are, so we’re a little lost,” said Hughes, 57, who was hosting her college pals at her nearby summer home.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
As lab-coated figures played by Kate McKinnon and Geena Davis attempt to deliver exposition, the pals drown them out chit-chatting about drivel.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
Would James return home to Cleveland, return to Miami, possibly join pals Stephen Curry and Draymond Green at Golden State?
From Barron's ● Jul. 24, 2026
Powell and Herold, Booth’s two most loyal pals, agreed to the plan.
From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson
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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
He cracked corny jokes, flubbed lines to prepared speeches and kept important business people waiting while he palled around with schoolchildren.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 20, 2023
It wasn’t malicious, just good old-fashioned razzing; Randolph palled around with James at the close of media day.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2022
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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He’s fine when his background characters are just palling around the lunchroom, but the POV approach is hard on his leads, even talents like Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor as Elwood’s grandmother.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 20, 2024
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
The foursome was previously seen palling around New York City after the VMAs in September.
From Fox News ● Oct. 10, 2021
“These are dangerous people you’re palling around with, sir,” said the spook with glasses.
From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman
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