familiar
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I think for some people, particularly in the UK, they’re familiar with the world that’s portrayed here.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026
Attorney’s Office of the Western District of Virginia to probe whether the incessant violations of antipollution laws had risen to the level of criminal behavior, people familiar with the matter said.
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
There was one showing the hills where Duane’s cave was, with a morning light washing them in an all too familiar golden hue.
From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el
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