Ingeborga Dapkunaite brings a delicate maturity and sense of mystery to her primary role as a former acquaintance of Casanova who chides him for past misdeeds.

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Before Mr. Hernandez, the prime suspect was a former family acquaintance.

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My company was an exhibitor at a sports trade show when I bumped into a former high school acquaintance that I had not seen in more than ten years.

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One such former Justice attorney and Holder acquaintance expressed strong support for the expected nomination.

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Mr. Bem, the former mayor, has repeatedly insisted that Mr. Janousek is merely an acquaintance and didn't improperly influence the city.

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On Wednesday, the defense called Dr. Jonathan Dranov, an acquaintance of McQueary's, who told jurors that the former assistant coach told him he heard "sexual sounds" and saw the boy in the shower when an arm reached around him but, did not actually see a sexual encounter.

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Donna Te'i herself met Ronaiah Tuiasosopo -- the Samoan-American, like her, who Mantei Te'o said created the hoax -- years ago through an acquaintance, and they came into contact again following the August death of her boyfriend, former University of Southern California football standout Fred Matua.

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