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acquaintance

[uh-kweyn-tns] / əˈkweɪn tns /




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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

The book’s author, Mia Ballard, denied that she had relied on AI to pen the book but said an acquaintance she had hired to edit the novel used AI.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

An acquaintance still on board told Cenet the passengers were now isolated in their cabins and wearing masks.

From Barron's • May 6, 2026

He and entities he controlled bought up at least eight homes in North Carolina, property records show, and he told an acquaintance he was working on launching another business.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 25, 2026

“He was a friend or acquaintance of yours?”

From "Murder on the Orient Express" by Agatha Christie




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