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acquaintance

[uh-kweyn-tns] / əˈkweɪn tns /




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This applies to anyone who is choosing to go into business with a friend or acquaintance or deciding to get married, which could be the most important and most expensive decision you could ever make.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 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

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

From Barron's • May 6, 2026

Florence had often said how glad she would be to make the acquaintance of little Johnny; she was sure, she said, that any child of Elizabeth’s must be a wonderful child.

From "Go Tell It on the Mountain" by James Baldwin




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