acquaintance
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"A friend, family member, coworker, classmate, or acquaintance may recognise these patterns of expression and possess information that could help identify the individual responsible," the sheriff's office said in a statement.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
The US president refers to Munir as his "favourite field marshal", following their acquaintance in the aftermath of conflict with India that Trump helped mediate last year.
From Barron's ● Jul. 17, 2026
An acquaintance is an expert around this neighborhood, Maryvic from Trip Tours Madrid once laid it out for me.
From Salon ● Jun. 23, 2026
One example: An acquaintance borrowed $30 million to invest in a New York skyscraper development.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 4, 2026
An acquaintance at the Early Childhood Center told Camilla that one day at work Marion had called Bunny six times, and the last time he had hung up on her.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
She had told them that on 15 July she would go to Kypseli, where her "American friends" or acquaintances were.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
In 1952, Greenspan married an abstract expressionist artist named Joan Mitchell and soon came under the intellectual sway of one of her acquaintances, Ayn Rand, author of “The Fountainhead” and “Atlas Shrugged.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 22, 2026
I’ve tried for a year to get some of my closest acquaintances to understand why this song is so great, why I find it so bizarrely beautiful, but few do.
From Salon ● Jun. 18, 2026
Trump and Sean “Diddy” Combs have been known acquaintances for years—or whatever it’s called when two rich and famous dudes in entertainment are often invited to the same charity events, galas, and afterparties.
From Slate ● Jun. 11, 2026
Both he and his acquaintances have been aware of these rages, which he says ‘mount up’ in him, and of the poor control he has over them.
From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote
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