familiar

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While Buffett would stay out of the business unless he felt companies weren’t performing to par, Abel’s style is to take pre-emptive action to make his expectations clear, people familiar with Berkshire’s businesses said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

We’re all familiar with workplace efficiency, where every task must beat the clock and “skill and creativity” are reduced to “repetitive, monotonous tasks, without the beautiful compensation of singing along.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

Other development banks like the Inter-American Development Bank are likely to follow suit, which could unlock billions more for much-needed public-infrastructure projects, people familiar with the matter said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

The valuation of the San Diego Padres in a deal to sell the team to private-equity billionaire José E. Feliciano and his wife, Kwanza Jones, according to people familiar with the matter.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

I flip over the card, hoping—and also not hoping—to see Mom’s familiar print.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller