acquaintance
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When she told an acquaintance about it, they said, “These are not your friends. You need a lawyer, right away.”
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 2026
Police said an acquaintance of Panettiere, who is unnamed, called 911.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026
According to a statement from the Greenville, S.C., police department, medical assistance was administered to Panettiere after an acquaintance placed a 911 call, before Panettiere was pronounced dead at the scene.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
Earlier that day, however, witnesses testified that Powers had argued with a mutual acquaintance of Byrd and Roberts named Bud.
From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026
The merest acquaintance would have said something more emphatic than “I will, thank you; good-by,” to such a request.
From "The Awakening" by Kate Chopin
You appear to be one step above acquaintances.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 2, 2026
Also convicted of the same offence were acquaintances Ashley O'Leary Jones and David Tuck.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 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
In Kate Christensen’s novel, a writer re-evaluates her life after encountering old acquaintances at her alma mater.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
A return to clay and plaster followed, and ghostly casts of her acquaintances haunted corners of the house, or tumbled off closet shelves onto people’s heads.
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
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