no stranger to
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: someone who has been involved in (something) before
She is no stranger to controversy.
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Fleck is no stranger to the former Kennedy Center, which the president has since announced plans to overhaul.
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Audrey Gibbs, USA Today, 9 Jan. 2026
Nas is no stranger to flex raps, but his blockchain bars have the hollow ring of a timeshare sales pitch.
—Dash Lewis, Pitchfork, 8 Jan. 2026
Hadid, of course, is no stranger to hair evolutions; in the past, she’s gone cinnamon red and tried all different kinds of blonde, including a silvery shade for the inaugural Le Grand Dîner du Louvre in Paris last March.
—Margaux Anbouba, Vogue, 8 Jan. 2026
Stan is no stranger to the comic book pic after playing the role of the Winter Soldier for the past decade, most recently seen reprising it in the Marvel Studios pic Thunderbolts*.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 6 Jan. 2026
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Audrey Gibbs, USA Today, 9 Jan. 2026
Nas is no stranger to flex raps, but his blockchain bars have the hollow ring of a timeshare sales pitch.
—Dash Lewis, Pitchfork, 8 Jan. 2026
Hadid, of course, is no stranger to hair evolutions; in the past, she’s gone cinnamon red and tried all different kinds of blonde, including a silvery shade for the inaugural Le Grand Dîner du Louvre in Paris last March.
—Margaux Anbouba, Vogue, 8 Jan. 2026
Stan is no stranger to the comic book pic after playing the role of the Winter Soldier for the past decade, most recently seen reprising it in the Marvel Studios pic Thunderbolts*.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 6 Jan. 2026
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“No stranger to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/no%20stranger%20to. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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