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
It’s nice to have a pal at rush hour.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 16, 2026
And former pal, model Karlie Kloss, is among those who have reportedly received an invite.
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026
That’s Elbridge Colby, the JD Vance pal who is running this intellectual project.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 29, 2026
It makes you seem more like a real pen pal.
From "The Old Willis Place" by Mary Downing Hahn
The young Spider-Man fights crime with super pals named Spin and Ghost-Spider.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
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 two have remained pals, even after Haaland joined Manchester City and Bellingham made the move to Real Madrid.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 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
When he died my father had to send an e-mail to all of Grandpa’s pen pals and tell them the news.
From "A Mango-Shaped Space" by Wendy Mass
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
In the game, even as they sat at different computers, they palled around, hanging out mostly together, going on virtual quests.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
Swift, 33, and Kelce have been palling around for the better part of a month after the football star revealed in late September that he “threw the ball in her court.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2023
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
“These are dangerous people you’re palling around with, sir,” said the spook with glasses.
From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman
