kindred spirit
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"We just joined forces and we have never looked back since, and it was great to have a kindred spirit on this journey," Bannister said.
From BBC ● May 29, 2026
O’Keeffe and Stieglitz both found a kindred spirit in Lawrence’s intense passion for nature and its spiritual dimensions, pantheistic in its fervor.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 20, 2026
Founding Father Alexander Hamilton met a kindred spirit in Caracas-born Francisco de Miranda, who fought for both the American and French revolutionary causes.
From Barron's ● Jan. 18, 2026
Lam, whose mother died five years ago from complications related to multiple sclerosis, found a kindred spirit in Keiser.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 18, 2025
And to have that rubbed in my face by my one kindred spirit, the only person around who was more of an outsider than I was—it was the ultimate insult.
From "Schooled" by Gordon Korman
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