{
  "id": 17976372,
  "title": "I spent 11 years without my childhood friend. Finding our way back together was staggeringly simple",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/i-spent-11-years-without-my-childhood-friend-finding-our-way-back",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-03T14:00:46.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian Australia",
    "slug": "the-guardian-australia",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2026/nov/03/i-spent-11-years-without-my-childhood-friend-finding-our-way-back-together-was-staggeringly-simple"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "I thought about her a lot after our friendship imploded. When our birthdays rolled around, I wondered what we’d be doing if we were still in touch I was 26 when I lost my childhood friend. By that point, I’d known her for almost two-thirds of my life. Our first conversation was at an ice-skating party when we were nine years old. I’d been nervous in the weeks leading up to the party because I…",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}