acquaintance
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In one video targeted for promotion, Ross said he could easily use inside information to trade on the release date of a forthcoming album from the hip-hop artist Drake, who is Ross’s acquaintance.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 21, 2026
When expressing some version of these feelings to a new acquaintance I’d met at a friend’s joint Pride-birthday party a couple of years back, he asked if I’d ever been to Fire Island.
From Salon • Jun. 18, 2026
I asked a Maltese acquaintance who he was voting for.
From Slate • Jun. 6, 2026
A few days later, I got a text from an acquaintance I hadn’t spoken to in years.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026
It is as often applied to feelings which arise from a half-hour’s acquaintance, as to a real, strong attachment.
From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen
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