clans
Example Sentences
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But it didn’t go down well with many Sinaloan clans, enabling the Mayitos to make their own alliances.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026
The determination, released Wednesday, is not the final say but signals a possibility that several clans of the iconic cougars will be listed under the California Endangered Species Act.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 10, 2025
Israeli security officials also said he succumbed to wounds suffered during internal fighting among clans in Gaza.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 5, 2025
Only 27 percent of Sahm's actions targeted gangs or clans, he said, the rest involved civilians accused of looting or collaborating with Israeli forces.
From Barron's • Oct. 25, 2025
They traveled and camped by families and groups of families, perhaps even clans: men, women, boys, girls, and small children too.
From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck
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