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  • Close-knit successful siblings represent "a great resource," the 49-year-old executive says.

    Power Couple: Meet the Sister CEOs Joann S. Lublin 2011

  • Close-knit communities and family ties, along with the universal moral order, meant Americans were mostly exposed to people who lived like they did--conservatively.

    'Feminists Love Divorce!' 2011

  • A report produced by the BBC a decade ago had opined citing research sources that Close-knit family life in India masks an alarming amount of sexual abuse of children and teenage girls by family members.

    Incest : India's Hidden Shame Shantanud 2009

  • A report produced by the BBC a decade ago had opined citing research sources that Close-knit family life in India masks an alarming amount of sexual abuse of children and teenage girls by family members.

    Incest : India's Hidden Shame Shantanud 2009

  • MARCIANO: Close-knit community not only rescue teams, but the climbing community in general.

    CNN Transcript Dec 17, 2006 2006

  • Close-knit by necessity, trusting one another, the community of Dundalis survived through cooperation.

    Ascendance Salvatore, R. A., 1959- 2001

  • Close-knit by necessity, trusting one another, the community of Dundalis survived through cooperation.

    Ascendance Salvatore, R. A., 1959- 2001

  • Close-knit, and meticulous about keeping their vital statistics, the Hutterites also observed a religious proscription against birth control.

    Delayed Childbearing 1995

  • Close-knit, and meticulous about keeping their vital statistics, the Hutterites also observed a religious proscription against birth control.

    Delayed Childbearing 1995

  • Close-knit crew, everyone friends, captain basically God — and everyone likes it or quits at the next port.

    Warhorse Zahn, Timothy 1990

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