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Tilda Swinton plays a woman approaching her end-of-life chapter with a clear plan dependent on her reunion, after many years, with an old friend (Julianne Moore).
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Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 2 Jan. 2025
In time, the dripping becomes an old friend, as does Drogo’s room, with its sagging mattress, its oil lamp, its drawer with a tricky lock.
—Christopher Tayler, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
The headliners are Aaron Rodgers of the New York Jets, the Atlanta Falcons’ Kirk Cousins and old friend Derek Carr of the New Orleans Saints.
—Tashan Reed, The Athletic, 1 Jan. 2025
Even though this is our first time interacting, chatting with him feels like catching up with an old friend—a very sweet and down-to-earth one who is fully engaged in our conversation.
—Regina Kim, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
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Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 2 Jan. 2025
In time, the dripping becomes an old friend, as does Drogo’s room, with its sagging mattress, its oil lamp, its drawer with a tricky lock.
—Christopher Tayler, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
The headliners are Aaron Rodgers of the New York Jets, the Atlanta Falcons’ Kirk Cousins and old friend Derek Carr of the New Orleans Saints.
—Tashan Reed, The Athletic, 1 Jan. 2025
Even though this is our first time interacting, chatting with him feels like catching up with an old friend—a very sweet and down-to-earth one who is fully engaged in our conversation.
—Regina Kim, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
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“Old friend.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/old%20friend. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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