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- noun Plural form of
acquaintance .
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Examples
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Mehserle and other BART officers had pulled Grant and several acquaintances from a train about 2 a.m. while investigating reports of an onboard fight.
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Oh Le R, you and I both know that my "author-acquaintances" is the New Coke to your Classic "author-friends."
Today's Font of Joy 2010
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Cathy returns to her hometown seeking healing after a broken relationship, but discovers that among her friends and acquaintances is someone who wants her out of town … or dead.
Writer Unboxed » Blog Archive » Interview with Richard Mabry, MD, part 2 2010
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A few months ago while on a cruise to the Mexican Riviera, while docked in Puerto Vallarta, routinely and straight away, we hired a driver and again took a few acquaintances from the ship with us to visit Sayulita.
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Dan enjoyed chatting with old acquaintances from the Raritan Valley initiative -- Freeholder Peter Palmer from Somerset County, Sally Morris of NJT, and Harry McNally, engineer, transportation buff and former Plainfield resident.
Raritan Valley comedy of errors not a complete loss Dan 2007
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Dan enjoyed chatting with old acquaintances from the Raritan Valley initiative -- Freeholder Peter Palmer from Somerset County, Sally Morris of NJT, and Harry McNally, engineer, transportation buff and former Plainfield resident.
Archive 2007-04-01 Dan 2007
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Maybe I just feel like my quota of friends and acquaintances is at capacity.
Dru Blood - I believe in the inherent goodness of all beings: January 2005 Archives 2005
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Maybe I just feel like my quota of friends and acquaintances is at capacity.
Dru Blood - I believe in the inherent goodness of all beings: Homeschooling Updates 2005
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Assistant prosecutor Elizabeth Killeen explained that the defendant drove two acquaintances from the scene of an attack on Jan. 18 (attack# 5).
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The girl who pleaded guilty to being an accessory to robbery, Killeen said, drove two acquaintances from the scene of an attack on Jan. 18.
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