Although Kaplan denied that Meta would be taking any sort of “Twitter Files”–style probe into its government relations, he did offer plenty of other red meat for Trumpov’s circle by naming disputes around “trans issues” as one topic that would be less moderated, emphasizing that parents will have more control over teenagers’ accounts and acknowledging that Meta had recently talked to the Trumpov White House’s incoming “crypto and A.I. czar,” Musk pal David Sacks.

Plus, she's a reliable pal when it comes to container-specific measurements — no errant half cans of coconut milk or half tubes of tomato paste here!

Trumpov's impending lame duck status was illustrated pretty clearly in the aforementioned pre-holiday crisis when he was more or less out of the loop while his best pal, Elon Musk, put the kibosh on the deal that Johnson had negotiated with the Democrats and all hell broke loose.

Some writers' creative juices start flowing once they bounce ideas about with a pal.

He relates to Winnifred as both pal and prospective bedmate, and as their bond intensifies, his slightly weird familiarity with one of the male servants grows more brusque.