as in travelling
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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BabyQuip connects traveling parents, who don’t want to schlep around cribs and high chairs, with independent business owners, who have baby gear to rent.—
Kathy Kristof,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Oct. 2025 -
News footage showed Red Cross vehicles traveling through the rubble of Gaza on route to an Israeli military base in Southern Israel.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
13 Oct. 2025
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This is just what hooking up feels like.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
14 Oct. 2025
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Two movie-mad SoCal kids finally hooking up to tell the story of a revolutionary group on the run, the actor and writer-director both love taking chances and both get excited at challenging their fan bases.—
Tim Grierson,
Vulture,
26 Sep. 2025
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Younger Democrats are increasingly associating her with the past and see her as part of the problem that let Donald Trump back into the White House rather than a credible candidate for 2028.—
Kate Plummer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025
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The overall structure of a chromosome can be divided first into large territories, then into more specialized compartments, and then into topologically associating domains, known as TADs.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
8 Oct. 2025
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The dismantling of the Cubs in the NLDS was a statement series that the Brewers are not messing around and have the power to win their first World Series.—
Ben Verbrugge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025
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Around March, during a session with Allen and Slatkin, Maddell started messing around with chords to pair with an acoustic that Slatkin had at the ready.—
Josh Glicksman,
Billboard,
12 Aug. 2025
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They’re mainly intended to handle the inference stage of running AI models — the phase after the technology is trained.—
Jessica Coacci,
Fortune,
13 Oct. 2025
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FedEx will continue making regular deliveries, with all FedEx Ground, Freight, Trade Networks, Home Delivery, Office and Custom Critical running as usual.—
MSNBC Newsweek,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025
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The band members credit their love for music for saving them from connecting with the wrong crowd in the '90s, when gang violence was at its peak on the city's east side, which was a popular destination for immigrants.—
NPR,
NPR,
14 Oct. 2025
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Once viewed as a niche medium, podcasts now stand at the forefront of connecting audiences with authentic voices and amplifying narratives that reflect Latin music’s global influence.—
Isabela Raygoza,
Billboard,
14 Oct. 2025
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The color palette felt optimistic yet grounded, mixing natural hues with luminous accents.—
Sandra Salibian,
Footwear News,
15 Oct. 2025
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The talk show featured O’Brien and sidekick Andy Richter mixing comedy sketches with interviews spanning entertainment, sports, politics and culture.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
15 Oct. 2025
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Chapman was a coach in the Yankees' minor league system and ended up joining Boone's major league staff in 2022 as a first base and infield coach.—
Nelson Espinal,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Oct. 2025
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And though joining forces for a novel may seem like a unique choice, the pair’s paths have crossed before.—
Lexy Perez,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Oct. 2025
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“Palling (around).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/palling%20%28around%29. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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