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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For the past four weeks, as crews have worked to connect the new Portal North Bridge to the rail line, service has been traveling along just one track of the old bridge in both directions.—
Evan Simko-Bednarski,
New York Daily News,
13 Mar. 2026 -
There were kids from legitimate moshpit organizations just traveling around, controlling the way the crowd reacted.—
Alphonse Pierre,
Pitchfork,
13 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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All have denied any wrongdoing or seeing anything untoward on their visits, and many have expressed regret at associating with Epstein.—
Isabelle Chapman,
CNN Money,
13 Mar. 2026
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But for the most part, your brain gets used to it despite associating the aesthetic with chaos and momentum.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
17 Feb. 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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Guerin has a history of going straight to his final offer — not messing around.—
Michael Russo,
New York Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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Joveljic dummied Afrifa’s cutback pass, leaving the ball for the on-running Berg Johnsen.—
Daniel Sperry,
Kansas City Star,
15 Mar. 2026
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Including Dolezal, who is running for lieutenant governor, four of the five Republicans on the committee are running for statewide office in 2026.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
15 Mar. 2026
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Solaria Energia, a Spanish renewable energy company that is connecting data centers to its own clean grid, for example, is nearing all-time trading highs.—
Kelsey Warner,
semafor.com,
19 Mar. 2026
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There is a growing body of research connecting extreme weather, exacerbated by climate change, to insurance price increases.—
Bloomberg,
Oc Register,
18 Mar. 2026
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Over his generous pours of cheap beer and dive-bar cocktails, aging All-Americans and national champions told stories about their old coach, mixing in laughs with the occasional Holtz imitation.—
Andrew Carter,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Mar. 2026
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Make chia gel by mixing 1 tablespoon (tbsp) of chia seeds with 6 tbsp of water.—
Heather Jones,
Verywell Health,
16 Mar. 2026
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More countries could be joining that effort as well.—
Zach LaChance,
The Washington Examiner,
15 Mar. 2026
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Bryan has pushed his musical endeavors further by joining our marching band, our jazz bands, and our indoor percussion groups.—
Heide Janssen,
Oc Register,
15 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 20 Mar. 2026.
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