no stranger to
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: someone who has been involved in (something) before
She is no stranger to controversy.
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The assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk is sending shockwaves through Capitol Hill, a place that is no stranger to political violence.
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Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
Starmer’s judgment is being increasingly questioned, particularly over his appointment of Mandelson, who is no stranger to controversy, having twice resigned from former Prime Minister Tony Blair’s government in 1998 and 2001.
—Pan Pylas, Fortune, 11 Sep. 2025
Sarah Niles is no stranger to hard work.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 11 Sep. 2025
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—Charlie Campbell, Time, 10 Sep. 2025
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Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
Starmer’s judgment is being increasingly questioned, particularly over his appointment of Mandelson, who is no stranger to controversy, having twice resigned from former Prime Minister Tony Blair’s government in 1998 and 2001.
—Pan Pylas, Fortune, 11 Sep. 2025
Sarah Niles is no stranger to hard work.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 11 Sep. 2025
Advertisement The power of social media to foment popular protest is no stranger to Asia, where the internet has been a key driver of popular uprisings that toppled governments in Sri Lanka in 2022 and Bangladesh in 2024, and continue to roil Indonesia today.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 10 Sep. 2025
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