acquaintance

The man, who has not been named, told officers that he had brought the animals back as a favour for a Brazilian acquaintance.

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

In comments to the New York Times, Ballard denied personally using AI but said that an acquaintance she hired to edit the book, which was originally self-published, had used AI.

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026

A few weeks ago, I met an acquaintance for coffee at a Cuban café attached to a downtown hostel, where people with backpacks of varying dimensions passed steadily through the lobby.

From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026

A special type of indie film teaches you how to see it as you watch it — not as an instructor might a student, but as an ally would a new acquaintance.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026

But Buck did not read the newspapers, and he did not know that Manuel, one of the gardener’s helpers, was an undesirable acquaintance.

From "The Call of the Wild" by Jack London

Maxwell had access to a digital legal database, but he sometimes relied on acquaintances outside prison to look up cases or articles and send him physical printouts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 2026

You appear to be one step above acquaintances.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 2, 2026

When I was pregnant with my daughter in 2016, I started getting at least one inquiry a week from friends and acquaintances who were also expecting.

From Slate ● Aug. 27, 2026

Relatives and acquaintances called my parents, urging them to make me delete my videos or face the consequences.

From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026

This sort of furnishing was what Mr. and Mrs. Clutter liked, as did the majority of their acquaintances, whose homes, by and large, were similarly furnished.

From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote