intimate
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But lighting is an intimate affair in this city; Los Angeles has long loved its ornamental and whimsical street lamps.
From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026
“It’s a pretty intimate financial relationship. We see all the transactions,” Olah-Reiken said.
From MarketWatch • May 8, 2026
The UN health agency also said the outbreak is not the start of pandemic like Covid six years ago, because this hantavirus strain spreads through "close, intimate contact".
From BBC • May 8, 2026
This is not sufficient, in the view of the Justice Department, to intimate that there’s racism afoot.
From Slate • May 4, 2026
The ancient flint spearhead was manufactured in minutes by a single person, who relied on the advice and help of a few intimate friends.
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
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