See contact in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"text": "The trains in Tokyo are so crowded that everyone has to stand in close contact to everyone else."
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"text": "He wore dark glasses so that he wouldn't have to make eye contact with anyone."
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"text": "\"Did you tell Chris about lunch today?\" \"No, I wasn't able to get in contact with him.\""
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