acquaintance
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Polymarket’s clipping campaign paid to promote a video of Ross saying he could easily use insider information to trade on the release date of an album by Drake, a hip-hop star and Ross’s acquaintance.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 22, 2026
I asked a Maltese acquaintance who he was voting for.
From Slate • Jun. 6, 2026
A few days later, I got a text from an acquaintance I hadn’t spoken to in years.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026
As for your dinner: Anyone who minimizes your agency — whether it’s a friend or an acquaintance who is selling you something — is to be avoided.
From MarketWatch • May 27, 2026
Penzias and Wilson’s finding pushed our acquaintance with the visible universe to within half an inch of the sidewalk.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
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