rub shoulders

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Traders are also keeping an eye on artificial intelligence this week, as tech CEOs and global leaders rub shoulders at the AI Impact Summit in New Delhi.

From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026

Traders will also be keeping an eye on artificial intelligence this week, as tech CEOs and global leaders rub shoulders at the AI Impact Summit in New Delhi.

From Barron's • Feb. 17, 2026

With guest lists that included Justin Bieber, Mariah Carey, Paris Hilton and Jennifer Lopez, it was a chance to rub shoulders with some of the biggest celebrities.

From BBC • Oct. 17, 2024

One fictional world blends into the next, allowing characters to rub shoulders in real life just as they do on a shelf.

From New York Times • Apr. 1, 2024

The whites I’d known loved to rub shoulders publicly with black folks in the after-hours clubs and speakeasies.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey