as in to travel
to come or be together as friends
they began to pal around after discovering that they both had kids on the same soccer team
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Portnoy recalls traveling with her husband to four different medical institutions after a year of misdiagnosis.—
Alexis Kayser,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 June 2025 -
Trump was supposed to travel to his golf club in Bedminster, N.J.—
Tamara Keith,
NPR,
28 June 2025
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Law enforcement officers raided a San Francisco home Tuesday associated with Devastating Pyrotechnics, the fireworks company linked to a deadly explosion last week in Esparto.—
Daniel Lempres,
Sacbee.com,
9 July 2025
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Durability While ceramic cookware is often associated with fragility, not all clay is equal.—
Connie Etemadi,
USA Today,
9 July 2025
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The pair of outsiders initially bond over being the rare scholarship students at their chilly New England Catholic school.—
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1 July 2025
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The two have also bonded about their Mexican-American heritage.—
Lea Veloso,
StyleCaster,
1 July 2025
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The company has applied for permission from the US Food and Drug Administration to run a phase II trial.—
Rachel Fieldhouse,
Scientific American,
1 July 2025
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Curtis Sliwa, who also ran for mayor against Adams four years ago, will be the Republican candidate.—
Meredith Deliso,
ABC News,
1 July 2025
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Geologists recorded an avalanche of searing gas clouds mixed with rocks and lava traveling up to 3 miles down the volcano's slopes during the eruption.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 July 2025
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Add lemon zest, lemon segments, and milk, and mix until fully incorporated.—
Stephanie Ganz,
Southern Living,
7 July 2025
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Plenty of big names have been connected as possible targets for the Packers.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 July 2025
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This burst of energy may be connected to the emotional clarity brought on by the full moon in your sign on May 12.—
Meghan Rose,
Glamour,
1 July 2025
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The numbers need to be large enough that females in the wild can't help but hook up with sterile males for mating.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
2 July 2025
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In 2018 there were 90 million US households hooked up to either cable or satellite TV.—
Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
28 June 2025
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Malaparte briefly worked in the war ministry, then tried law school, before eking out a living as a journalist among Rome’s bohemians, mingling with artists like Giorgio de Chirico.—
Thomas Meaney,
New Yorker,
2 July 2025
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Senior executives can mingle with their top customers, who, in some cases, purchase their services over the phone.—
Doug Gollan,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2025
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“Pal (around).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pal%20%28around%29. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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