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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Already, the meeting freeze has stalled about 16,000 grant applications vying for around $1.5 billion in NIH funding, one of the people who is familiar with the grant-making process said. Rob Stein, NPR, 22 Feb. 2025 When in Canada, the pilots will take to the skies in the L-39 jet trainers many will be familiar with from their experiences in Ukraine, before moving on to the F-16s. Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 22 Feb. 2025 Building these venues is expensive in the short term but should pay off handsomely in the long term, a dynamic that ValueAct is familiar with. Kenneth Squire, CNBC, 22 Feb. 2025 These exercises offer a safe environment for all participants, including executives, to practice decision making under pressure and become familiar with technical procedures. Ilia Sotnikov, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for familiar with

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“Familiar with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/familiar%20with. Accessed 5 Mar. 2025.

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