contacts

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They found that the average cruise ship passenger had a total of 20 unique close contacts a day, despite measures on the ship in question to try to reduce the number of COVID-19 cases aboard.

From Slate • May 16, 2026

When his character contacts Léa Seydoux’s French plant expert, it becomes almost too much rapturously intelligent star wattage for one quietly poetic movie, even if these god-tier actors are just zooming and talking shop.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

French Polynesia said passengers on the same flight as the woman from San Francisco to Tahiti were not considered close contacts and "the risk of infection is considered very low".

From BBC • May 13, 2026

“Listen, the fact of the matter is he’s done this forever, so, like, he’s hurting,” one of his contacts told a trader by phone when Nourafchan had trouble finding a new job.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

In the wake of Hadiya’s death, Tina had leveraged her local contacts, encouraging Chicago business leaders and philanthropists to work with Mayor Rahm Emanuel to expand community programs for at-risk youth across the city.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama