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hobnobbers

noun

plural of hobnobber

as in associates

a person frequently seen in the company of another the actor's agent is a hobnobber with a lot of big movie producers

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In interviews, eight former employees and business associates of his tech company described Hilton as a creative thinker and gifted communicator.

— Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 10 Aug. 2026
According to information presented in court, fraudsters began communicating online with unsuspecting victims between April 2020 and September 2021, posing as friends, business associates or romantic partners.

— Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026

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The owner of her own law firm, Campione was first elected to the Board of County Commissioners in 2010 and was unanimously selected by her colleagues to serve as Commission Chair in 2018.

— James Wilkins, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2026
Geneticist Shigeki Nakagome of Trinity College Dublin and his colleagues analyzed 13 bone samples previously collected from an archaeological site at Camarones in northern Chile.

— Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 13 Aug. 2026

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The finale underlines that break in its final scenes, cross-cutting between the former friends as Alicent makes her first and only appearance in the episode at the exact moment the full tragedy of Rhaenyra’s upper hand becomes apparent.

— Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026
For decades, the Skyline Cinema in Dillon, Colorado has been one of the few places Summit County families go to watch the latest movie, teenagers go for their first jobs, and friends go to spend a few hours together.

— Spencer Wilson, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of friends

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Sharp has traditionally paid its employees to attend an all-hands recognition event for those deemed by their peers to best meet the organization’s guiding principles.

— Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Aug. 2026
Earlier this month, India’s central bank kept benchmark interest rates unchanged in contrast to many of its Asian peers, who hiked rates to tackle inflationary headwinds caused by the disruption of global energy supply chains amid the Iran war.

— Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 12 Aug. 2026

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