familiar
Example Sentences
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So, Henry became familiar with local zoning and planning and that intimate knowledge allowed her to propose actionable changes like data center bans.
From Salon • Jun. 12, 2026
The pattern is familiar: A company rides a genuine cultural trend, gets valued on growth rather than steady-state profitability, and eventually runs into a ceiling.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026
“It reintroduces a familiar overhang around Google more directly entering the home search category—an issue that has periodically resurfaced over time,” KBW analyst Ryan Tomasello wrote in a late May report.
From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026
It's a hope rather than an expectation, but that is a feeling familiar to any English or Scottish football fan.
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
I must be on the Eleanor, then, I thought, and even as I felt the familiar smugness of knowing the details of this historical event inside and out, I felt a tug of fear.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
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List 10
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