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The text excludes “casual acquaintanceship or ordinary fraternization in a business or social context.”

From Washington Post • Jun. 21, 2022

Mr. Sexton also feels a connection that goes beyond the usual commercial acquaintanceship.

From New York Times • Apr. 12, 2018

We’ve maintained an acquaintanceship at his request, but barely.

From Slate • Feb. 13, 2018

"There was no impropriety whatsoever in my acquaintanceship with Miss Keeler."

From BBC • Dec. 5, 2017

Remote cousins and family friends whom mere acquaintanceship invested with a sort of blood obligation noblesse oblige.

From "The Sound and the Fury" by William Faulkner