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From MarketWatch ● Sep. 21, 2026

Because who would watch a movie about two little girls who befriend a gentle forest creature and . . . that’s it?

From Salon ● Jul. 15, 2026

"The approach now is to try and befriend people, rather than coerce them."

From BBC ● May 20, 2026

“They befriend you and say all the right things to get to you,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 18, 2026

I had never been ordered to befriend someone before.

From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram

Things get considerably more complex when, at the last minute, Lilac becomes one of the headliners at a book festival Sophie is working and briefly befriends her.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

The wife of a loaded investor dabbles in documentary filmmaking and befriends the spouse of a laid-off factory worker.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026

Once she settles in, the girl befriends other spirits and wins them over with her acceptance and understanding — including a few shunned by everyone else, like the famous No-Face.

From Salon ● Jul. 8, 2026

“Game of Thrones” fans know him as the longtime maester of the Night’s Watch who befriends Jon Snow.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 25, 2026

Insects are beset not only by viruses and bacteria but also by fungi, protozoa, microscopic worms, and other beings from all that unseen world of minute life that, by and large, befriends mankind.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson

Before that, he was a bartender newly arrived from Oklahoma that the drummer befriended.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026

Mr. Mindte is a record producer and a musician who befriended Busby in his later years, joining his band in Washington’s still-scuffling bluegrass scene of the ’80s and ’90s.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

Another memorable role came two years later when Fricker was cast as the homeless bird lady befriended by Macaulay Culkin's Kevin in Home Alone 2.

From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026

Aang befriended Zuko, an exiled Fire Nation prince who at first hunted Aang to regain his father’s approval before joining his quarry’s mission to restore peace.

From Salon ● Jul. 8, 2026

They loved hearing how she befriended the island animals.

From "The Wild Robot Escapes" by Peter Brown

While Aang’s saga follows the trajectory of Western fantasies that revolve around a Chosen One, his stubborn insistence on nonviolence and befriending perceived enemies reflects Miyazaki’s reverence for empathy, innocence and life’s natural beauty.

From Salon ● Jul. 8, 2026

But Rose had been quietly fostering a relationship with the McLaren team that was much deeper than merely befriending golf-mad driver Lando Norris and CEO Zak Brown.

From BBC ● Apr. 29, 2026

Imagine a 21st century take on Margaret Mead befriending Samoans, only with cozy knit sweaters and a dash of animation.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 21, 2026

“She was someone who was very interested in befriending others for status, more so than being a friend,” one classmate recalled.

From Slate ● Dec. 18, 2025

Bargaining can be hurried, but befriending a horse cannot.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss