in the know
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I loved it because it was a perfectly non-religious seasonal wish that still sounded close enough to “Christmas” to be widely acceptable, and to people in the know, it was a Bat Signal of cool, or at least close enough to it.
From Salon
To people in the know, it was a Bat Signal of cool, or at least close enough to it.
From Salon
There’s a delicate balance between then and now for the Egyptian Lover, who goes by Egypt for those in the know.
From Los Angeles Times
Dr. Carly Fox, a senior veterinarian at New York’s Schwarzman Animal Medical Center, said that flat-faced dogs—they’re “brachycephalic” for people in the know—have been ascendant in the past decade.
And why does it seem like this weird lady is in the know?
From Literature
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