close-knit
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Sara Nović celebrates the unique, close-knit bonds of her family, which includes both deaf and hearing members.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 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
Michael Strain, defending, said she had moved to a close-knit community to start afresh and then developed an illness.
From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026
And then “decided” with her close-knit teammates Sunday “to be national champions.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 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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