clans
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Each family picks a co-director to lead the enterprise, an arrangement that has generally maintained harmony between the clans for generations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 31, 2026
Palestinians in the central Gazan city of Deir al-Balah voted on lists of candidates that were seen as associated with various clans and political groups.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 26, 2026
"In Corsica the clans are not linked by family ties or rituals of lifelong loyalty, but by simple opportunism," Dominici says.
From BBC ● Jan. 17, 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
These clans bonded together into tribes on a strictly territorial basis.
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
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