family friend
noun
: a person who has known and spent time with one's family
She is a family friend.
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Cook County Commissioner Kevin Morrison, a family friend, told the Tribune that Naqvi was sent to an ICE facility in west suburban Broadview and, later, a Wisconsin jail that frequently houses Chicago-area detainees before she was released.
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Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 11 Mar. 2026
That’s thanks to Garofalo, a Pagliarella family friend who moved here about five years ago.
—Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 10 Mar. 2026
Morrison is also a family friend and said Naqvi was born in Evanston and went to college at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
—Marissa Sulek, CBS News, 8 Mar. 2026
Her father is afraid to go out to certain places, so their family friend sometimes goes shopping for him.
—Anna Heqimi, Hartford Courant, 7 Mar. 2026
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Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 11 Mar. 2026
That’s thanks to Garofalo, a Pagliarella family friend who moved here about five years ago.
—Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 10 Mar. 2026
Morrison is also a family friend and said Naqvi was born in Evanston and went to college at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
—Marissa Sulek, CBS News, 8 Mar. 2026
Her father is afraid to go out to certain places, so their family friend sometimes goes shopping for him.
—Anna Heqimi, Hartford Courant, 7 Mar. 2026
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“Family friend.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/family%20friend. Accessed 15 Mar. 2026.
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