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There’s just something about this charming friendship that’s wildly heartwarming and authentic.—
Abigail Wilt,
Southern Living,
28 Mar. 2025 -
The nation's capital boasts approximately 3,800 cherry trees near the National Mall, a century-old gift of friendship from the people of Japan.—
Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
27 Mar. 2025
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Those who yearn for peace and stability, commerce and comradery, amity with our friends and neighbors?—
Ron Estes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Mar. 2025
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In a world that could use more bipartisanship, that kind of amity is arguably a good thing.—
Tom Tapp,
Deadline,
12 Mar. 2025
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But as society evolves — along with its definitions of intimacy, companionship and independence — so, too, must our interpretation of how relationships affect health.—
Ximena Araya-Fischel,
Forbes.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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Pets enrich our lives in many ways, from providing companionship to helping reduce stress.—
Nora Colomer,
FOXNews.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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Missoula, Montana, where he was born, bequeathed him a folksy Eagle Scout congeniality, all nasal delivery and gee-whiz enthusiasm.—
Justin Chang,
The New Yorker,
4 Feb. 2025
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Even more than his strong, octave-surfing Ontario accent, his willed congeniality—a mix of natural reserve and a morbid aversion to pretense—spoke to something in my bones.—
Michelle Orange,
Harper's Magazine,
14 Dec. 2023
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Gone are the prophecies of ever-accelerating integration and the paeans to trade and investment promoting prosperity and comity for all.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
10 June 2021
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In the interest of comity, then, and in the hopes for an impressively long list of signatories, the hosts would have fudged the question.—
Neal B. Freeman,
National Review,
13 Mar. 2025
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The administration's rationale appears to center on China's failure to negotiate or de-escalate the trade war, coming after Beijing hiked tariffs on U.S. goods to 84 percent in its own bout of reciprocity.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Apr. 2025
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The leftist leader said then that it was based on the principle of reciprocity as Brazilians still need visas for those countries.—
Mauricio Savarese,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Apr. 2025
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“Fraternization.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fraternization. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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