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familiar

[fuh-mil-yer] / fəˈmɪl yər /




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Earlier this month, Anthropic acquired biotech startup Coefficient Bio, according to a person familiar with the matter.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

American Airlines and United Airlines gained 8% and 2.3%, respectively, after Bloomberg reported United CEO Scott Kirby had pitched a potential combination between the two carriers, citing people familiar with the matter.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

“Science is changeable and the methods improve constantly, and the people who are most familiar with the possibilities and realities of those methods are the people doing the work at any given time,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026

"Four years after England's previous Ashes misadventure had sparked headlines about a drinking culture, it was all depressingly familiar."

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

His hair is darker than it used to be—more reddish brown than strawberry blond—but everything else is so familiar.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison




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