to live by relying on someone else's generosity or hospitality without sharing in the cost or responsibility
after college, he freeloaded off his parents for several years before finally moving out
The real win was learning how to be a different version of myself — one who could commit fully and keep going even when my body (and mind) begged me to stop.
—
Kristy Ellmer,
CNBC,
31 May 2026
What made Grande stick out back then was a limber voice that begged to be dressed in sounds that swing.
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