familiar with
idiom
: having some knowledge about (something)
We are familiar with the situation.
I'm not very familiar with that area.
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Elon Musk’s Boring Company is partnering with Tennessee to build an underground tunnel linking downtown Nashville to the airport, according to sources familiar with the plan.
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Sandy Mazza, Nashville Tennessean, 28 July 2025
Reuters was unable to independently verify the precise language in the email which was described to the news agency by three sources familiar with its contents.
—Ted Hesson, USA Today, 26 July 2025
Internal documents reviewed by the newspaper, along with interviews with four government officials familiar with the project, reveal an ambitious timeline and a wide-ranging use of the tool across various agencies.
—Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 July 2025
The date had been mentioned in recent days by sources familiar with the transaction, but the companies confirmed it Friday in a press release.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 25 July 2025
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Sandy Mazza, Nashville Tennessean, 28 July 2025
Reuters was unable to independently verify the precise language in the email which was described to the news agency by three sources familiar with its contents.
—Ted Hesson, USA Today, 26 July 2025
Internal documents reviewed by the newspaper, along with interviews with four government officials familiar with the project, reveal an ambitious timeline and a wide-ranging use of the tool across various agencies.
—Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 July 2025
The date had been mentioned in recent days by sources familiar with the transaction, but the companies confirmed it Friday in a press release.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 25 July 2025
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“Familiar with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/familiar%20with. Accessed 2 Aug. 2025.
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