matriarch
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Somehow, I found their phone number, and Julia, the matriarch, graciously agreed to my request for an interview.
From Salon ● Jul. 27, 2026
Jenner wrote that her mother, the matriarch of the Jenner-Kardashian clan, taught her everything that “truly matters.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 16, 2026
"The Godfather is a page turner," Trigiani wrote, "but when I searched for the matriarch, she was sorely missing."
From Barron's ● May 14, 2026
Levy: I knew that the matriarch of this family was so important to the legitimacy of this.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 1, 2026
My grandmother still lives in the same home in the Bronx, presiding as ever as the family matriarch.
From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore
Our services are heavy on the patriarchs—and, for some, the matriarchs too.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 11, 2025
So yeah, that femme performance is so defining of how to hold yourself, to be erect because matriarchs are the oaks of families.
From New York Times ● Nov. 27, 2024
“They are not the typical tiger moms or strict matriarchs, like in ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ or ‘The Joy Luck Club.’
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 11, 2024
For nearly 70 years, she played Peggy Woolley in the long-running radio drama: one of the best-loved matriarchs in British broadcasting.
From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2024
I bit and clawed every hand that grabbed me, and howled protestations against going to school; however, I was no match for the two determined matriarchs.
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
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