as in associate
a person frequently seen in the company of another
the actor's agent is a hobnobber with a lot of big movie producers
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Season two of Squid Game, released in late December, ended with a cliffhanger: The games weren’t finished, and Gi-hun and his associates were once again held captive.—
Rick Porter,
HollywoodReporter,
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The answer lies in operational efficiency, better training for associates and deeper customer insights.—
Zornitza Stefanova,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2025
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Robby Soave Robby Soave delivers radar on Gov. Tim Walz (D-Minn.) admitting why former Vice President Kamala Harris chose him to be her running mate.—
The Hill,
The Hill,
1 May 2025
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In the short term, Harmon will be a running mate with Heyward.—
Mike DeFabo,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2025
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Those discussions were illuminating, and Microsoft’s recent Work Trend Index (also covered by my colleague Melody Brue) suggests a desire to figure this out.—
Jason Andersen,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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An additional 250 of their colleagues across the agency endorsed the declaration without using their names.—
Calvin Woodward,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2025
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Researchers found that those with a friend perceived the hill as less steep.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
9 June 2025
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In subsequent years, Saville and Nochlin became friends.—
Rebecca Mead,
New Yorker,
9 June 2025
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The investment firm downgraded the energy stock to a peer perform rating from outperform.—
Lisa Kailai Han,
CNBC,
13 June 2025
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Postpartum women—many still recovering physically—are 48 percent more likely to face medical-bill problems than their peers who haven't had a baby.—
MSNBC Newsweek,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 June 2025
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And Neil’s got an old outlaw buddy on the organ: Spooner Oldham, the 81-year-old Memphis legend heard on so many soul classics by Aretha Franklin, Wilson Pickett, and Percy Sledge.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
13 June 2025
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Those three in particular have quite the fanbase on X with Curiosity’s account touting more than 4 million followers, Perseverance and its little flying buddy Ingenuity have more than 2.9 million followers and Voyager nearly 900,000.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 June 2025
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