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I've been on an individual team as well, and it was fun and I made a couple of long-term acquaintances.
Ask MetaFilter pintapicasso 2010
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She was not without hope that the imposing sound of the latter name would shake the self-possession of the stranger, but Peggy inclined her head with the air of a queen, drawled out a languid, "Pleased to see you!" and dropped her eyes with an air of indifference, which seemed to imply that an "Honourable" was an object of no interest whatever, and that she was really bored by the number of her titled acquaintances.
About Peggy Saville George de Horne Vaizey 1887
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PS: the above word is tickled (as in tee-hee), not ticked. (thanks for pointing out the odd way the word reads, Charlie) We were quite touched at the amount of support Anjula got on the scene, some of it from people who we only know as acquaintances.
Car Wrecks 2007
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I am very concerned that if Ms. Alt is privy to any information about my financial status or dealings she will publicise it to these so-called acquaintances.
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But, hey, Don's a charmer, and what's a little choking between "acquaintances."
05/14/2005 2005
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Some of the people I’ve met through user groups have become good friends, while others remain acquaintances.
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However, there were indeed many other women who (allegedly) met Tiger, and now you can commemorate at least the first twelve of them with a souvenir that almost certainly won't make its way into Tiger's bag. those scamps at Deadspin comes this gem, a collection of 12 golf balls emblazoned with the pictures of Tiger's, um, "acquaintances."
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However, there were indeed many other women who (allegedly) met Tiger, and now you can commemorate at least the first twelve of them with a souvenir that almost certainly won't make its way into Tiger's bag. those scamps at Deadspin comes this gem, a collection of 12 golf balls emblazoned with the pictures of Tiger's, um, "acquaintances."
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Had I known he had the unique ability to actually redefine reality to his own specifications, I wouldn't have spent so much time dwelling on his criminal cohorts, his socialist buddies and his terrorist "acquaintances."
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“Oh, sure, there’re the fellows he plays dominoes with, but they’re just first name acquaintances.
Ask the Cards a Question Muller, Marcia 1982
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