familiar
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Mays admits he wasn’t very familiar with the text.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
Zimmer’s interest in expanding kosher dining options at Harvard and emphasizing Jewish day school recruitment drew from his family’s experience at Brown, said people familiar with the matter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
In some locations, local management and employees weren’t familiar with requirements on how to process election mail, the report said.
From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2026
Trump's son Eric, who oversees the family's golf interests, is a more regular visitor and is familiar to villagers.
From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026
“Did you recognize the voice? Was anything about it familiar to you?”
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
With AI, videogames and “Dungeons and Dragons”-type sessions will evolve and merge into an interactive immersive fiction created by the collaboration of a small group of friends and each of their ever-present AI familiars.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 23, 2026
"Once you are known, the name begins not to matter. People look at the person behind the name. To my familiars, I was just 'Monsieur Charles'. So I decided to keep it," he said.
From BBC ● Mar. 18, 2026
“The Night Market” involved extra layers, from international vendors hawking their weird wares to vampires cheering on the battles of the familiars.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2023
Spooky Grymalkin Candle Lamp: Inspired by one of the witches’ familiars in Shakespeare’s “Macbeth,” this stylish candle lamp comes with a votive glass and candle to light up the cat’s dazzling red eyes.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 1, 2022
“We send our prayers off in the night, and the familiars carry them on our behalf straight to the gods’ ears.”
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
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