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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Local law enforcement and the FBI are working to identify the perpetrators and determine whether group members were part of a transnational crime syndicate, a source familiar with the investigation told CNN.
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Chris Boyette, CNN, 22 Nov. 2024
Two law enforcement sources familiar with the investigation previously told NBC News that Colin Gray gave his son an AR-15-style rifle as a gift after law enforcement officials interviewed them in 2023 over reports of online threats to carry out a school shooting.
—Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 21 Nov. 2024
According to two sources familiar with the matter, the woman said the second encounter was a threesome.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 21 Nov. 2024
The panel met on Wednesday — its first gathering since Gaetz’s nomination and resignation — but did not release the report after a vote to publish the findings failed along party lines, a source familiar with the matter told The Hill.
—Mychael Schnell, The Hill, 21 Nov. 2024
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Chris Boyette, CNN, 22 Nov. 2024
Two law enforcement sources familiar with the investigation previously told NBC News that Colin Gray gave his son an AR-15-style rifle as a gift after law enforcement officials interviewed them in 2023 over reports of online threats to carry out a school shooting.
—Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 21 Nov. 2024
According to two sources familiar with the matter, the woman said the second encounter was a threesome.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 21 Nov. 2024
The panel met on Wednesday — its first gathering since Gaetz’s nomination and resignation — but did not release the report after a vote to publish the findings failed along party lines, a source familiar with the matter told The Hill.
—Mychael Schnell, The Hill, 21 Nov. 2024
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“Familiar with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/familiar%20with. Accessed 29 Nov. 2024.
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