tightknit
Britishadjective
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closely integrated
a tightknit community
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organized carefully and concisely
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Brothers Osborne — nominated again for vocal duo of the year at next month’s CMAs ceremony — came up in a tightknit peer group that also included McBryde, Maren Morris and Kacey Musgraves.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026
After years of success that inspired one podcaster to nickname Aschenbrenner the “Nostradamus of AI,” Situational Awareness was undone by forces outside of his tightknit universe.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
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,” writes my colleague Adam Levine.
From Barron's ● Mar. 6, 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
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