as in traveling
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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Hamaguchi, who co-wrote the screenplay with Léa Le Dimna, spent two years developing the project in France, traveling between Tokyo and Paris and conducting actor workshops to familiarize himself with how French performers approach text.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
15 May 2026 -
Brentford end their season with a home game against Crystal Palace on Sunday before travelling to Anfield to face Liverpool on the final day on May 24.—
Nnamdi Onyeagwara,
New York Times,
15 May 2026
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This is one of the league’s best coaches and one of the league’s most prominent reporters hooking up for at least six years.—
Jon Root OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
24 Apr. 2026
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Like hooking up with your ex even though you’ll be left emotionally unraveling and picking up the pieces afterwards.—
Walden Green,
Pitchfork,
22 Apr. 2026
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For background, the usual race idolaters expressed fierce outrage over Clark associating with Wallen, who once used a racial slur in 2021.—
Bobby Burack OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
13 May 2026
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Harvard University’s president and four other administrators formed what became known as the Secret Court to investigate students suspected of being gay or associating with gay students.—
USA Today,
USA Today,
6 May 2026
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Winners Week 1 in primetime The schedule makers weren’t messing around with the opening week of games under the lights.—
Jeff Howe,
New York Times,
15 May 2026
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All of our memories are traveling the world, messing around, having fun, and being teenagers.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
30 Apr. 2026
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In Nebraska, Dan Osborn, a veteran and a former union leader at a Kellogg’s plant, is running as an independent.—
Amy Davidson Sorkin,
New Yorker,
17 May 2026
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Jules is the gatekeeper of Briar gossip, running the Fifth Line social media account.—
Jennifer McClellan,
USA Today,
17 May 2026
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Parents will appreciate that each floor has connecting room options.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
14 May 2026
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Yastrzemski, one of Atlanta’s key offseason acquisitions, had gone 116 at-bats in 38-plus games before connecting on his first long ball.—
Chad Bishop,
AJC.com,
13 May 2026
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The series has grown increasingly physical with each passing game and the young Ducklings haven’t shied away from mixing it up with the more experienced Golden Knights, outskating and outhitting them to even the series.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
11 May 2026
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Differentiate your cabinets Whether by using a different material like stainless steel, a collection of dramatic colors, or mixing open shelving with closed shelving, creating variety by mixing up your cabinets can add personality to a kitchen plan regardless of the square footage.—
Rachel Davies,
Architectural Digest,
11 May 2026
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However, Royce Young, a former ESPN reporter who is now a member of the Thunder’s front office, said Charania — who was a senior NBA writer for The Athletic before joining ESPN in 2024 — was simply doing his job.—
Mike Prada,
New York Times,
18 May 2026
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But soon the 50-year-old character actor will be joining the DCU and plotting to conquer and collect the world as Brainiac, the villain of James Gunn’s Superman sequel Man of Tomorrow.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
17 May 2026
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“Palling (around).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/palling%20%28around%29. Accessed 19 May. 2026.
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