pairing off

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As co-chief executive of Kelleher International, one of the country’s largest matchmaking firms, Kelleher-Andrews, 52, has been pairing off super-rich singles for more than half of her life.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 11, 2022

“It looks like they were pairing off, mixing off, as the train was moving down along the 4 line this morning,” Chief Wilcox said.

From New York Times • May 14, 2021

As the castle gains more inhabitants, there’s a moment where it’s not entirely clear who the main characters are and it’s quite frankly delightful watching spurned love interests start pairing off with each other.

From Slate • Nov. 26, 2020

McQueen relied initially on a TV-style writers’ room for brainstorming, eventually pairing off to write each film with either Courttia Newland or Alastair Siddons.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 17, 2020

The four boys separated, Fred and Grant going together, and John and George pairing off.

From The Go Ahead Boys and the Treasure Cave by Kay, Ross