more familiar

As stated above, such assemblies are analogous to something more familiar: the jury system.

During these last few weeks, I have experienced several moments where more “familiar strangers,” those people we encounter as part of our daily routine but have never spoken to before, are saying hello and seem to be seeking out conversation and comfort from others.

As a result, I was more familiar with Mishima’s life — the turn to ultraright nationalism, the attempted coup and his ensuing death by seppuku — than with his art.

“This kind of tourism is more and more familiar on the Chinese internet,” he says.

To demonstrate this simple dial mechanism, scientists turned to an even more familiar parrot, the budgerigar and, in a world-first, explored how individual cells turn different genes on or off throughout feather growth, pinpointing a small number of cells that use this detox protein for controlling pigment conversion.