familiar with

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The Wall Street Journal, citing people familiar with the matter, said Iran's counter-proposal had included the possibility of diluting some of its highly enriched uranium, with the rest transferred to a third country.

From Barron's • May 11, 2026

You are more familiar with your mind and body than anyone else, and you know when you need time to care for them.

From MarketWatch • May 11, 2026

For roughly 75 of them, that meant walking away with the full $30 million, according to people familiar with the matter.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

Two sources familiar with the ongoing cases but not authorized to speak publicly said Guzmán Salazar and his younger brother have been in contact with U.S. authorities about the possibility of a negotiated surrender.

From Los Angeles Times • May 10, 2026

He would thus have been familiar with the basic principle that objects appear smaller as they recede into the distance, a principle analysed by Euclid, and familiar in the Middle Ages.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton