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
British artists Ed Sheeran -- another Swift pal -- and Paul McCartney may also go on stage.
From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026
John McGinn even managed to get his nephew pictures with Kylian Mbappe and Ousmane Dembele, thanks to Aston Villa pal Lucas Digne.
From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026
I decide to leave out the fact that I have a mysterious pen pal who is helping me write it.
From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish
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
Die-hards like my pals trudged on, buoyed by generational talent Mike Trout and the occasional flash-in-the-pan prospect.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026
Open tribute and exhibition with old pals Andre Agassi, John McEnroe and Andy Roddick.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 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
Yossarian waved goodbye fondly to his new pals and sauntered out onto the balcony corridor, almost bursting into song the instant he was alone.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
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
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
The long hot idle summer days palled on me.
From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright
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
A magic bottle grants wishes, including palling around with Peyton Manning and Post Malone.
From New York Times ● Feb. 11, 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
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
