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familiar

[fuh-mil-yer] / fəˈmɪl yər /




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“So both those guys are confident. They’re kind of a little older, so they’ve been around, and we’re very familiar with both those guys, so it should be pretty seamless.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

People familiar with the investigation told ProPublica that prosecutors believed they had a strong case.

From Salon • Jun. 10, 2026

Some members of Deutsche Telekom’s supervisory board became concerned the donation could expose the parent company to allegations of illegally bribing a foreign government, said people familiar with the matter.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

Citing people familiar with the matter, it claimed that recordings of dialogue between the pilots suggested it was the Captain, Sumeet Sabharwal, who had flipped the fuel switches.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

It seems true that as a manager, Leah controlled her sisters, then later rejected them—a familiar celebrity story even today.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock




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