close-knit
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Yet Jonathan’s arrest Tuesday sent shock waves through Catalonia’s close-knit business community, which has for months defended the fashion scion’s innocence.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026
BBC Sport has been told Mudryk was banned by the FA in January but that only a close-knit group of people around him and a small number of people at Chelsea were informed.
From BBC • May 1, 2026
During the earlier phase, people buried in the tomb were often members of the same extended families, suggesting close-knit groups spanning multiple generations.
From Science Daily • Apr. 22, 2026
And then “decided” with her close-knit teammates Sunday “to be national champions.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026
It was a strange dinner party that evening, veering as it did from heartfelt thanksgiving to the nearest thing to a bitter argument our close-knit family had ever had.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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