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running mates

noun

plural of running mate

as in associates

a person frequently seen in the company of another inseparable running mates who first met when they were in elementary school

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Recent Examples of running mates Sara Duterte and President Marcos were running mates in a whirlwind alliance in the 2022 election but have since had a bitter falling out. — Jim Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2026 The Timberwolves spent $225 million this summer to keep Julius Randle and Naz Reid as running mates for Anthony Edwards, and the Wolves return all but one key rotation player from a team that has made it to the Western Conference finals in each of the last two seasons. — Jon Krawczynski, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025

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Reformation is currently hiring for sales associates, sales supervisors and a store manager, according to the company website’s job postings.

— Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 6 July 2026
And in a separate ongoing civil case, the city has issued nearly two dozen subpoenas seeking a broad array of GPS and social media data on Hubbard and his associates, according to his attorney Bryan Pease.

— Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026

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Jason Polanco left behind nearly all of his belongings when he and his colleagues, who were just starting their work day, were told to evacuate their Midtown Manhattan office building Tuesday.

— Emma Tucker, CNN Money, 9 July 2026
Some said greenhushing and other efforts to downplay sustainability have left them with less agency, budget or buy-in from C-suite colleagues to get things done.

— Diane Brady, Fortune, 9 July 2026

Definition of colleagues

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Photos of wallets, textiles, sports equipment, photos, jewelry, signs, flags, quilts, stuffies, toys and camp trunks filled the page as strangers banded together in the comments sections, tagging potential rightful owners or friends with any leads.

— Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
Lotsof and his friends were shocked to find their cravings had vanished.

— Gavin Escott, USA Today, 6 July 2026

Definition of friends

Noun

Juan Correa traveled from Bucaramanga, Colombia, with his buddies Nick Arrieta, Alejandro Garcia and Santiago Rivera, arriving in KC on Thursday.

— Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 4 July 2026
Gaze at a passing cloud, curl up under a shady tree with a good book, or take a stroll and chat with your best buddies to savor the season.

— Holly Lebowitz Rossi, Parents, 2 July 2026

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