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intimately

[in-tuh-mit-lee] / ˈɪn tə mɪt li /


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"We've worked together intimately for four years," said McCullum.

From BBC Jun. 21, 2026

That idea does feel apt: It is surprising how little technology exists to facilitate communication between humans and dogs, considering how intimately the two species have coevolved.

From Slate Jun. 20, 2026

This is, again, something queer people know intimately.

From Salon Jun. 5, 2026

And Mario Thompson, an elementary school principal who has been intimately involved in all his daughters’ careers, is having to negotiate all this on the fly.

From Los Angeles Times May 30, 2026

Over these months they will get to know each other intimately, writing seventy-eight letters back and forth.

From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman




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