acquaintances

She grudgingly asks acquaintances for help - most often with no success.

I’m referring to intelligent, well-read acquaintances who’ve strangely changed in the last decade; they might not say they’ve become Trump supporters or reactionaries in general, but the sole thrust of their argument is “something-something woke.”

Since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine there have been regular reports of Russians reporting neighbours, colleagues and acquaintances to the police over alleged anti-war statements.

In the early days, girls and young women were offered up to tourists by family members or acquaintances.

"It really is a small world, and sometimes old friends and acquaintances do cross paths here at Aria."