familiarity
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On paper, they overlap on a lot—especially on affordability, a centerpiece of his campaign—but McMorrow is more legible to party leadership: governing experience, institutional familiarity, stronger fundraising.
From Slate • Apr. 29, 2026
“Widow’s Bay” reaches deep into that bag of tropes, but it’s all part of the game; familiarity breeds anticipation, which breeds fear.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026
And yet: The sheer number of YouTube and Spotify playlists of TV themes old and new suggests that our primal pop-culture brains long for some of the familiarity and comfort they once reliably triggered.
From Salon • Apr. 25, 2026
Nvidia shares showed little reaction following Google’s AI chip announcement, indicating investor familiarity with competition.
From Barron's • Apr. 23, 2026
I said, “I know what you’re trying to say, Mr. Leroy. It boils down to familiarity breeds contempt.”
From "Elijah of Buxton" by Christopher Paul Curtis
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