acquaintance

Winter questioned whether Brand had been able to persuade any friend or acquaintance who might have been able to give evidence on his behalf to appear in court.

From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026

In comments to the New York Times, Ballard denied personally using AI but said that an acquaintance she hired to edit the book, which was originally self-published, had used AI.

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026

A few weeks ago, I met an acquaintance for coffee at a Cuban café attached to a downtown hostel, where people with backpacks of varying dimensions passed steadily through the lobby.

From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026

One acquaintance remembers Coxon batting around different career paths as he searched for ways to optimize his life trajectory.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

She was an acquaintance of his mother’s from the days when Wanda had been more politically active.

From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro

Occasionally, I’ve come across friends, family and acquaintances who don’t have a strong relationship to the genre, but are curious about how to forge one.

From Salon ● Oct. 28, 2026

But that was not enough to convince Iris Yang, who attended a free preview screening of the film on Thursday for acquaintances of the production team and industry workers.

From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026

But you don’t have to elaborate with acquaintances.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026

Relatives and acquaintances called my parents, urging them to make me delete my videos or face the consequences.

From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026

While Celia knows Mr. Barris quite well, having met with him several times and exchanged dozens of letters, he does an impressive job of pretending they are mere acquaintances.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern