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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Learning a language, studying abroad, or simply traveling to experience something entirely unfamiliar to you.—
Kirah Tabourn,
Condé Nast Traveler,
28 Mar. 2026 -
Woods' vehicle had been traveling between 84 and 87 mph in an area with a 45 mph speed limit, Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva said at the time.—
Melissa Gaffney,
CBS News,
28 Mar. 2026
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But rumors of the fellow 305ers hooking up were squashed over the weekend, as per Page Six.—
Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
13 Mar. 2026
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Half of MomTok, led by Jessi, spent the previous evening reading Dakota the riot act for hooking up with a friend of Taylor’s.—
Kathleen Walsh,
Vulture,
13 Mar. 2026
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Her other daughter, Beatrice, is reportedly also choosing to focus on her family and would like to keep away from publicly associating with her parents.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
27 Mar. 2026
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Some children are associating key vocabulary words from the page to the pictures on the page.—
Lina Ruiz,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
26 Mar. 2026
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Following the global success of The Housemaid, Lionsgate is not messing around with its upcoming sequel.—
Justin Kroll,
Deadline,
23 Mar. 2026
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So, get ready to travel to Sweden for a taste of adolescence full of smiles, tears, dancing, messing around – and skateboards.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
12 Mar. 2026
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Current board members Kay Coen and Jeff Siems, who is also the school board vice president, are not running for re-election.—
Joseph Hernandez
March 29,
Kansas City Star,
29 Mar. 2026
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Ultra Music Festival returned to Bayfront Park in downtown Miami for its second day Saturday, with music running from noon to midnight across seven stages.—
Miami Herald newsroom,
Miami Herald,
29 Mar. 2026
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Torrez had accused the company of allowing predators unfettered access to underage users and connecting them with victims, often leading to real-world abuse and human trafficking.—
Diana Novak Jones,
USA Today,
25 Mar. 2026
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During her tenure, the district worked on several major initiatives focusing on conservation, restoration and connecting visitors to the forest preserves, the release said.—
Michelle Mullins,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Mar. 2026
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McEnelly played defense the rest of the way, mixing in fakes where needed to keep Welsh at bay.—
Twin Cities,
Twin Cities,
22 Mar. 2026
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Suno devised all the vocals, instrumentation, arrangements, production, mixing and mastering for all of Tempchin’s songs on both those albums.—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 Mar. 2026
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Prior to joining the team in-house, Sarah worked in luxury fashion e-commerce while freelancing for the title as well as other reputable UK publications such as House and Garden, Evening Standard, Sleeper Magazine, and Suitcase.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
30 Mar. 2026
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The Dow losses pulled it into correction territory, joining the Nasdaq, which entered a correction the day before.—
Tanaya Macheel,
CNBC,
29 Mar. 2026
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“Palling (around).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/palling%20%28around%29. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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