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au fait

[oh fe] / oʊ ˈfɛ /


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Variety described it as "dutiful fan service, sure to satisfy legions of cultists cosplaying in tweed, but not unapproachable to viewers who aren't entirely au fait with the show".

From BBC • Mar. 5, 2026

However, Nelson is less au fait with Asian finance and politics than his predecessor, Mark Tucker, a veteran of Hong Kong’s insurance industry.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 4, 2025

But perhaps the McLaren driver was not completely au fait with Max Verstappen’s day.

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2024

He's a Kentuckian au fait with hurricane Sandy benefits and Woody Guthrie tribute albums, whose last album with MMJ, Circuital, was Rolling Stone's 11th best album of 2011.

From The Guardian • Feb. 3, 2013

No wonder that Mr Shenstone, now au fait to all this—easily ascertained along the route of travel—feels that his errand is an awkward one.

From Gwen Wynn A Romance of the Wye by Reid, Mayne