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tightknit

British  
/ ˌtaɪtˈnɪt /

adjective

  1. closely integrated

    a tightknit community

  2. organized carefully and concisely

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Arini is run by a tightknit team of analysts and traders from countries including Afghanistan, Turkey and Ukraine.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

It turns out the approach can’t simply cut out existing software makers and their tightknit relationships with business customers.

From Barron's • Mar. 4, 2026

When protests broke out to oust the Shah, she showed up for her community, a tightknit cluster of graduate students who were frustrated by his extravagance and tyranny.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

Residents in Johns Creek, Ga., can live the good life with all the big-city perks that come with being close to a major metro and the tightknit community lifestyle a smaller city affords.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 29, 2025

Valadez invited him to visit her office off the shore of Clear Lake, to her tightknit community where the security guard at the courthouse next door calls entrants “kiddo.”

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 22, 2024

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