close-knit
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Yet Jonathan’s arrest Tuesday sent shock waves through Catalonia’s close-knit business community, which has for months defended the fashion scion’s innocence.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026
“It was during that time that we established a close-knit friendship and we were well-received by the community as a broadcast duo.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026
During the earlier phase, people buried in the tomb were often members of the same extended families, suggesting close-knit groups spanning multiple generations.
From Science Daily • Apr. 22, 2026
Feinberg has surrounded himself with a close-knit circle of advisers with Cerberus ties.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
“If you get too large, you don’t have enough work in common. You don’t have enough things in common, and then you start to become strangers and that close-knit fellowship starts to get lost.”
From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell
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