acquaintances

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I’ve tried for a year to get some of my closest acquaintances to understand why this song is so great, why I find it so bizarrely beautiful, but few do.

From Salon • Jun. 18, 2026

Trump and Sean “Diddy” Combs have been known acquaintances for years—or whatever it’s called when two rich and famous dudes in entertainment are often invited to the same charity events, galas, and afterparties.

From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026

I’ve lived here for 30 years compared with his two years, so of course I was going to run into old acquaintances.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

Many of the firm’s loans went to a circle of borrowers close to its founder, as well as acquaintances and his biggest outside backers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

Sometimes at the flea market, Afghan acquaintances made remarks about Baba’s weight loss.

From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini