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Around 2016, he befriended a couple running an events arena, and started supplying them calves for shows.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

After our visit to Adat Reyim, an inclusive, independent synagogue in Springfield, Virginia, I befriended its spiritual leader, Rabbi Bruce Aft.

From Salon • Jun. 1, 2026

They befriended the Beatles before the foursome got huge.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 27, 2026

After 2002, Orbán befriended Árpád Habony, a martial arts instructor and businessman, as his personal guru.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

But Ivan wasn’t like the rest of his family, and instead of hunting Håkon, he had befriended him.

From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack