Not alone but as part of family, of something larger yet even more close-knit.

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After her untimely death from AIDS in 1988, the surviving sisters became even more tight-knit.

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From within, I oversee internal communication, continue to captain the Lady Suns program and organize team-building events to maintain the close-knit dynamic even as we grow larger every year.

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But with even the most tightly knit crew, there's often one player who practically blasts off the court and inspires his fellow athletes to play better, leap higher, score more.

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Even if the two firms knit together well, the combination does not fill any of the really significant holes in either firm's business.

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They do run the risk of upsetting the chemistry on a tight-knit group, even if there were some questions of how Gay's scoring fit in with the ball-dominant frontcourt of Gasol and Randolph.

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Perhaps new and even cleverer Dorothy Chandlers will arise to knit these diverse groups together.

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There is even a smattering of apps for couples, for those wanting to get even closer to the other member in their tight knit romantic social circle of two.

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"It's been an amazing tight-knit community before this happened, and it just bonded a community even more, " Bullock said.

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