familiar with
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The crossover blueprint is familiar, with MMA fighter Francis Ngannou famously going close to an extraordinary boxing win against Tyson Fury in 2023 before being stopped early on by Joshua in his second outing.
From BBC • May 23, 2026
Tom Ward, chief operating officer of Walmart’s warehouse chain Sam’s Club announced he would leave the retailer Friday, according to the people familiar with the situation.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
CBS News editor-in-chief Bari Weiss was reluctant to make the cuts as well, according to people inside the company familiar with her thinking.
From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026
The high-end movie-screen company is exploring a sale External link and has approached entertainment companies as potential buyers, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with the situation.
From Barron's • May 22, 2026
They’re familiar with the musical genres, timbres, modes, and instruments, rhythmic and melodic patterns, and have learned the culturally acceptable cadences, harmonies, texture, and so forth.
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
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