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familiarity

[fuh-mil-ee-ar-i-tee, -mil-yar-] / fəˌmɪl iˈær ɪ ti, -mɪlˈyær- /




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And yet, the pull is rooted in familiarity.

From BBC • May 5, 2026

On paper, they overlap on a lot—especially on affordability, a centerpiece of his campaign—but McMorrow is more legible to party leadership: governing experience, institutional familiarity, stronger fundraising.

From Slate • Apr. 29, 2026

And yet: The sheer number of YouTube and Spotify playlists of TV themes old and new suggests that our primal pop-culture brains long for some of the familiarity and comfort they once reliably triggered.

From Salon • Apr. 25, 2026

Nvidia shares showed little reaction following Google’s AI chip announcement, indicating investor familiarity with competition.

From Barron's • Apr. 23, 2026

Harry stared at the creature, filled with wonder, not at her strangeness, but at her inexplicable familiarity.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling




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