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These family offices will be examining packages of known assets, or perhaps even bonds in individual companies.
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Shawn Tully, Fortune, 14 Mar. 2026
Lamont noted that Carlos is already well known to the agency and has years of experience there, having worked as a substance abuse counselor and a warden at York Correctional Institution.
—Emilia Otte, Hartford Courant, 13 Mar. 2026
Santa’s a known player in the surveillance state, after all.
—Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 13 Mar. 2026
The shinbone is three feet long and about five inches in diameter, only slightly smaller than the largest known Tyrannosaurus specimen.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 12 Mar. 2026
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Shawn Tully, Fortune, 14 Mar. 2026
Lamont noted that Carlos is already well known to the agency and has years of experience there, having worked as a substance abuse counselor and a warden at York Correctional Institution.
—Emilia Otte, Hartford Courant, 13 Mar. 2026
Santa’s a known player in the surveillance state, after all.
—Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 13 Mar. 2026
The shinbone is three feet long and about five inches in diameter, only slightly smaller than the largest known Tyrannosaurus specimen.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 12 Mar. 2026
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“Known.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/known. Accessed 19 Mar. 2026.
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known
adjective
: generally recognized
a known expert on art
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