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familiar

[fuh-mil-yer] / fəˈmɪl yər /




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Justice Department officials met with broadcast-television station operators earlier this week as part of its antitrust investigation into the sports-media marketplace, according to people familiar with the matter.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

The Washington Post reported on Wednesday that the Pentagon shared the six-month estimate during a classified briefing for the members of the House Armed Services Committee, citing three unidentified officials familiar with the discussion.

From Barron's • Apr. 23, 2026

The perplexed faces of the agency people in those conference rooms feel familiar to me today.

From Slate • Apr. 23, 2026

Kane said he had toured three of his own plays before so was familiar with "the discipline of following a script" and of working as part of an ensemble.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

What could be simpler than to carry this document around the corner and through those familiar wooden doors.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom




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