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Familiar comes from a Latin word referring to what?

familiar

[fuh-mil-yer] / fəˈmɪl jər /




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But for some, building these spaces has also meant confronting the familiar challenge of finding spaces where black music and the communities around it are welcomed and not feared.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

The team argues that these familiar tendencies may arise from the same deeper pattern.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026

Later that month, Reuters reported that Kennedy asked Schwartz to remove two measles deaths from the CDC’s dashboard, which she implemented “without objection,” according to three sources familiar with the matter.

From Salon ● Oct. 24, 2026

In the past year, Fenkel and Katz have traveled the world meeting with potential partners that could facilitate A24 entry into foreign markets, people familiar with the matter said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

Only one thing seemed familiar, the hungry hollow in my stomach.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

With AI, videogames and “Dungeons and Dragons”-type sessions will evolve and merge into an interactive immersive fiction created by the collaboration of a small group of friends and each of their ever-present AI familiars.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 23, 2026

"Once you are known, the name begins not to matter. People look at the person behind the name. To my familiars, I was just 'Monsieur Charles'. So I decided to keep it," he said.

From BBC ● Mar. 18, 2026

“The Night Market” involved extra layers, from international vendors hawking their weird wares to vampires cheering on the battles of the familiars.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2023

Spooky Grymalkin Candle Lamp: Inspired by one of the witches’ familiars in Shakespeare’s “Macbeth,” this stylish candle lamp comes with a votive glass and candle to light up the cat’s dazzling red eyes.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 1, 2022

“We send our prayers off in the night, and the familiars carry them on our behalf straight to the gods’ ears.”

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray


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