as in travels
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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Other times, Overbey said, open heart surgery patients may develop endocarditis later, sometimes years after surgery, through an outside infection that travels to the heart.—
Emily Brindley
Health Reporter,
Dallas Morning News,
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Iran has threatened to strike any ship that travels through the strait that isn't carrying Iranian oil, with some limited exceptions.—
Saige Miller,
NPR,
19 Mar. 2026
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Greene’s heart-to-heart media tour has been jarring liberals and anyone else who associates her with conspiratorial beliefs and outrageous comments.—
Erin Mansfield,
USA Today,
21 Nov. 2025
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Everyone associates that with us.—
Stephanie McNeal,
Glamour,
8 Oct. 2025
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Nike consistently hooks up the University of Oregon‘s athletic programs with exclusive sneakers because of their longstanding relationship, and the newest spoils to emerge come via Nike’s most futuristic new basketball sneaker.—
Ian Servantes,
Footwear News,
9 Mar. 2026
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The sprayer hooks up to the water heater on the spare tire swing-out, fed by the dual-tank 200-L underbody fresh water system.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
26 Feb. 2026
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Tekton bonds the body together into a seamless, self-supporting monocoque optimized for thermal and leakproof integrity.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
4 Mar. 2026
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Guess what bonds that group together?—
Jayson Stark,
New York Times,
10 Feb. 2026
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The South African competition framework was one of the biggest barriers to MTN’s pursuit of Telkom, the third largest network which also runs the biggest fiber optic network in Africa’s biggest economy.—
Tiisetso Motsoeneng,
semafor.com,
20 Mar. 2026
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That process is instead governed by your state's statute of limitations on debt, which is a separate clock that typically runs between three and 10 years, depending on the state and the type of debt.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
19 Mar. 2026
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Ana Dumitrescu stars as a young Romanian woman who moves to France to work for a bourgeois family and joins an amateur theater troupe adapting Mirbeau’s novel for the stage.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
18 Mar. 2026
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Throughout my trials, mandelic acid and PDRN, have made the cut; and now mānuka honey skincare joins their ranks.—
Iman Balagam,
Vogue,
18 Mar. 2026
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Iranian officials have openly threatened ships that pass through the Strait of Hormuz, a waterway that connects the Persian Gulf with the world's oceans.—
Joe Walsh,
CBS News,
14 Mar. 2026
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Additionally, use a dry cloth to clean the metal mount that connects to the camera body, to ensure a secure connection.—
Jacob Little,
Space.com,
14 Mar. 2026
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In this deeply intimate and haunting documentary, Alan Berliner posthumously collaborates with his friend and colleague, experimental New York City filmmaker Benita Raphan, who died by suicide during the COVID-19 pandemic.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
12 Mar. 2026
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The Guilford Police Department regularly collaborates with affiliated agencies in conducting these complex investigations.—
Staff Report,
Hartford Courant,
4 Mar. 2026
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“Pals (around).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pals%20%28around%29. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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