acquaint
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Let’s acquaint ourselves with Article 1, Section 5 of the Constitution.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 26, 2026
He now forecasts that about half a gigawatt will be deployed in the second half of 2026, reflecting the time needed to acquaint to new rack architecture.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 15, 2025
The stage has just been built for the first time, and he's eager to acquaint himself with all the ramps and video walls.
From BBC ● Jan. 21, 2025
While productions regularly outlive their creators in opera or in dance, it happens much more rarely in contemporary theater, and “Pain” is a welcome opportunity for younger theatergoers to acquaint themselves with Chéreau’s dramatic work.
From New York Times ● Dec. 1, 2022
"Brienne, 1 am honored to acquaint you with my brother Ser Edmure Tully, heir to Riverrun. His steward Utherydes Wayn. Ser Robin Ryger and Ser Desmond Grell."
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
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It acquaints people with the mechanics of investing and gives them a place to learn without putting real money on the line.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 18, 2026
After a poker game acquaints her with a pair of soldiers, a teasing playfulness also emerges.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 24, 2018
Like nothing else, it acquaints women with extremes of feeling.
From Economist ● Apr. 19, 2018
I remembered how Shakespeare’s Trinculo says, “Misery acquaints a man with strange bedfellows.”
From New York Times ● Dec. 13, 2012
“On the contrary,” he argued confidently, “the good general first acquaints himself with his field.”
From The Key to Yesterday by Charles Neville Buck
Greece is well acquainted with the trend, after hit musical "Mamma Mia", filmed on the island of Skopelos, triggered a jump in American visitors.
From Barron's ● Aug. 22, 2026
He also became well acquainted with orthopedist Frank Jobe, the team physician.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
We can’t live our lives to the extreme all the time, but we can do ourselves a favor and become better acquainted with exactly what we want and how to get it.
From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2026
Samson, who is studying to be a crime analyst, found that it was easy to get acquainted with the older residents.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026
Mr. Hodges said, “Fine. Then, Nat, suppose you come along with me. We’ll get you settled in your new home, and then you can begin to get acquainted at the chandlery.”
From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham
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As the World Cup landed in the U.S. for the first time in three decades, international soccer fans have been acquainting themselves with the distinctly American pleasures of barbecue, highway traffic jams and Texas summers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 13, 2026
By acquainting himself with India so that whenever he tours India, it's easier for him.
From BBC ● Apr. 23, 2026
The multiplatinum album acted as a coming-out-party, acquainting music lovers the world over with the incredible range of his gifts.
From Salon ● Nov. 15, 2024
“They are currently in the phase of acquainting themselves with each other,” YG told Yonhap.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2023
Newton replied, thanking Oldenburg ‘for your candour in acquainting me with Mr Hook’s insinuations’ and asking for an opportunity to set the record straight.
From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin
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