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familiar

[fuh-mil-yer] / fəˈmɪl yər /




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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

Höttges got thousands of emails about it, including from angry German shareholders, 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

One girl who looks familiar is hanging on the arm of one of the guys while she laughs at something that must have been hysterical, while another poses next to them, taking a selfie.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam




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