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  "id": 6217277,
  "title": "Making friends as an adult is hard. A 'friendship cupid' helped me",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/making-friends-as-an-adult-is-hard-a-friendship-cupid-helped-me",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-08T02:03:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ABC News AU",
    "slug": "abc-news-au",
    "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-08/perspective-on-friendship-cupids/106995546"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "It's been hard for me to make friends as an adult. My ever-present anxiety tells me it would be far safer to stay silent and isolated than to reach out and risk rejection.",
  "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."
}