befriend
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Hatton had unsuccessfully tried to befriend the old place on nine previous visits and, after starting with a two-over par 74 on Thursday, finally managed to ingratiate himself on Friday.
From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026
In a similar leap, Jimmy and Alice forgive and befriend Goldstein’s Louis, the man who crashed his car into Tia’s and killed her.
From Salon • Feb. 7, 2026
He also suggested that library security befriend and train nearby retailers to report any suspicious activity, especially involving art.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025
Reserved as he was, Foster found it easy to befriend the middle-school boy who dutifully slipped on rubber gloves to pick up jockstraps and jerseys.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 24, 2025
So he slowly pulled away from anyone who ever tried to befriend him, like a starving man hoarding his last scraps of bread.
From "The Parker Inheritance" by Varian Johnson
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