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hobnobbers

noun

plural of hobnobber

as in associates

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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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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The incident sparked a one-game suspension for Thomas and another discourse about the treatment Clark has received from her WNBA colleagues in the floor.

— Ryan Gaydos OutKick, FOXNews.com, 2 July 2026
As weather conditions deteriorated near the summit, three climbers turned back, while Morup and two colleagues continued their ascent.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 July 2026

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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

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While teenagers have always looked to older peers for inspiration, social media has accelerated and amplified this process.

— Sophie Lou Wilson, Vogue, 2 July 2026
Elle is a bright pink fish out of water, overlooked and made fun of by her intellectual peers in flannel shirts and dark sweaters, who see her as a ditzy airhead beneath them.

— Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 1 July 2026

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