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Recent Examples of hobnob An interesting resume for someone who was hobnobbing with a guy now being rebranded by Team Trump as just an overenthusiastic pervert. Rachel Marsden, Hartford Courant, 16 July 2025 Trump hobnobbed with Epstein in decades past, as part of elite social circles in Manhattan, where Trump centered his prepresidency business empire, and Palm Beach, Fla., where the president’s Mar-a-Lago luxury resort is located. Elizabeth Crisp, The Hill, 9 July 2025 Though Fat Joe hobnobbed with some of the biggest names in politics, including then-Vice President Kamala Harris, there was at least one brush with scandal back in 2010. Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 19 June 2025 Men with long braids who were dressed in traditional Chinese attire hobnobbed inside a building on Clay Street that was decked out in bunting and American flags. Michael Luo, New Yorker, 20 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for hobnob
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  • The only surefire way to avoid this modern-day traveler's burnout is by taking the path less traveled.
    Travel + Leisure, Travel + Leisure, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Law previously shared updates of Kinley as a baby, including the two of them traveling, playing together and dressing up.
    Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 21 Oct. 2025
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  • Jarred caramel sauce does the heavy lifting, mingling with apple pie filling, spice cake mix, butter, and pecans.
    Maggie Meyer Glisan, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Delevingne seemingly got over the blunder pretty quickly and mingled inside with Jenna Ortega, Mikey Madison, Joey King and Kaia Gerber, Tessa Thompson, Rachel Senott and Charli xcx.
    Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
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  • The organization’s Green Heart Project, which studies the impact of better air quality on heart disease through urban greening, has found that increasing the number of trees and shrubs in an area can create lower levels of a blood marker associated with inflammation.
    Maggie Menderski, Louisville Courier Journal, 26 Oct. 2025
  • Out of the more than 30 people charged by federal prosecutors for illicit-gaming offenses, just three are associated with the NBA, and most of the evidence has nothing to do with basketball games.
    Sally Jenkins, The Atlantic, 26 Oct. 2025
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  • Corals spawn by releasing eggs and sperm to mix in the water and settle, but ocean currents will prevent those reproductive cells from drifting south, Cunning said.
    Evan Bush, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2025
  • By simulating thousands of powder and nanoparticle mixes, Citrine’s platform homed in on a high-strength alloy called AL 7A77, now used as the first 3D-printable aluminum powder that meets aerospace specs.
    Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2025
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  • Where to stay One 1913 Beaux-Arts building and one modern structure joined by a courtyard, Ignacia Guest House has nine rooms, a pink lounge, a library, and a kitchen and dining space with French doors that lead outside.
    Sophie Friedman, AFAR Media, 22 Oct. 2025
  • The actor joined the cast in 2014.
    Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
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  • The historic East Wing has long been connected with first ladies throughout history.
    Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
  • By coupling the Cannes premiere with structured industry access, organizers hope to create visibility for participants while connecting Indonesian production capacity with international distribution channels.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 23 Oct. 2025
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  • That cost-cutting measure, which is common in other long-running shows, continued for the drama's 2025-26 season.
    Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Trump made the announcement on Truth Social after the Canadian province of Ontario began running a television advertisement in the United States featuring a speech from former President Ronald Reagan.
    Steve Kopack, NBC news, 24 Oct. 2025
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  • Scientists from Chalmers University of Technology, the University of Gothenburg, and Uppsala University collaborated on the study.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2025
  • For almost 11 years, Chung has been collaborating with robotic systems of their own creation, as a way of better understanding and engaging with their own creativity.
    Tharin Pillay, Time, 23 Oct. 2025

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“Hobnob.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hobnob. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.

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