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The collaboration is their mutual love letter to growing up in post-war Britain without a lot of privilege but with a lot of help from their school buddies.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
23 May 2026 -
His San Diego poker buddies planned games around his visits.—
Barbara Bry,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 May 2026
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In this entry, the third of the series, Harry Potter (Daniel Radcliffe) and his chums at a children’s finishing school for magicians called Hogwarts must work together to protect Harry from a killer named Sirius Black (Gary Oldman), who intends to kill the young wizard.—
David Faris,
TheWeek,
16 Apr. 2026
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Now, Byfield and chums are hitting their stride at the right moment.—
Andrew Knoll,
Daily News,
27 Mar. 2026
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Along with family and friends, Nashville pals such as Miranda Lambert, Luke Bryan, Lauren Alaina, Jelly Roll and Ella Langley were in attendance.—
Mark Gray,
PEOPLE,
19 May 2026
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Larry Gagosian often sits courtside, and regularly brings one of his fellow art-buying or art-selling pals along.—
Nate Freeman,
Vanity Fair,
19 May 2026
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Large ocean cruise ships and mega ships attract families, multi-generational groups, couples, and groups of friends who love the variety of restaurants, bars, attractions, shows, and value.—
Patricia Doherty,
Travel + Leisure,
24 May 2026
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John Mercagliano, who lives in a Philadelphia suburb, nixed plans to vacation in London with friends next week because of the cost.—
Chris Isidore,
CNN Money,
24 May 2026
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When published in 1844, Dumas' novel, which evokes the adventures of musketeers Athos, Porthos, Aramis and d'Artagnan — yes, there were actually four musketeers — became an overnight sensation.—
Eleanor Beardsley,
NPR,
30 Mar. 2026
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While the hero existed — as did Athos, Porthos, and Aramis, or at least musketeers with similar names — most of the actual stories are invented, either by the sensationalist biographer or Dumas himself.—
Tom Chivers,
semafor.com,
26 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Spending two-plus hours of quality time with a randy demon and his dead compadres turns out to be fun.—
Jim Higgins,
jsonline.com,
4 Mar. 2026
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This represents one major leap in the direction of authoritarianism — the president directly raiding the public coffers to enrich cronies, not just via his corrupt business dealings and pseudo-bribes from foreign governments, but straight up getting checks from the public treasury.—
The Orlando Sentinel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
23 May 2026
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The former official estimated that the state has seized around $60 billion in assets from private businessmen over the past three years, either outright nationalizing their property or redistributing it to cronies.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
16 May 2026
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“Hail-fellows-well-met.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hail-fellows-well-met. Accessed 28 May. 2026.
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