as in associated
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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The cuts also include 53 non-teaching positions associated with schools that are closing in the 2026-27 school year, district spokesman John Sullivan said.—
Scott Travis,
Sun Sentinel,
16 Apr. 2026 -
Morgan’s partner confirmed the Expedition had no markings or lights to indicate they were associated with law enforcement.—
Mara H. Gottfried,
Twin Cities,
16 Apr. 2026
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During its 10-day excursion, the four-person crew traveled farther from Earth than any other humans — as well as witnessed a rare solar eclipse from deep space and observed a 600-mile-wide crater on the moon’s surface.—
Maura Fox,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Apr. 2026
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Koch and her fellow Artemis II crew members — NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman and Victor Glover and Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen — traveled 694,481 miles, making their lunar flyby the farthest humans have ever traveled from Earth.—
Francie Ebert,
NBC news,
13 Apr. 2026
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According to Porsha, Kelli hooked up with some man who immediately changed his clothes and met with his wife.—
Ile-Ife Okantah,
Vulture,
13 Apr. 2026
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The phones aren’t hooked up for service, but the booths do serve a purpose.—
Heidi Finley,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Apr. 2026
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The injury occurred while running the bases, so Soto has to be able to slow down, speed up and round the bases before returning to play.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
16 Apr. 2026
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The event was created by three women inspired after running monthly 5Ks — now turning that passion into something bigger.—
Wakisha Bailey,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
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One of the law firms defending the trucking companies tallied fifty-three accidents that were connected to Motta and other attorneys with offices at 525 Clay Street.—
Patrick Radden Keefe,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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Paul trained his project with 25,000 pictures of soil and connected it with an autonomous irrigation system that decides how much water the garden should receive.—
Noah Lyons,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Apr. 2026
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When mixed with compost or fertilizer, flaxseeds can help retain moisture for your pots and containers.—
Kirsten Nunez,
Martha Stewart,
10 Apr. 2026
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Traders showed little initial reaction to the report, with stock market futures slightly higher and Treasury yields mixed.—
Jeff Cox,
CNBC,
10 Apr. 2026
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State prosecutors say Lodholm bonded out of jail in 2013 and fled the state of Michigan.—
DeJanay Booth-Singleton,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
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That escalated toward the end of the season when Jake and his ex-wife Rachel bonded over her cancer scare and when Amy and Michael spent time together in the woods while on a college trip with their daughter.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
14 Apr. 2026
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Back then, stray dogs mingled with working dogs and beloved pets, roaming the city, eating abundant quantities of garbage, and becoming in the process a symptom of the growing city’s chaos.—
Rachel Sugar,
Curbed,
8 Apr. 2026
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Guests mingled around the offering of Overseas models, rare Les Collectionneurs vintage pieces, and a Cabinotiers salon where one-of-a-kind pieces are on display—to name just a few of the watchmaking highlights.—
Paige Reddinger,
Robb Report,
3 Apr. 2026
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“Palled (around).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/palled%20%28around%29. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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