clan
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But the chorus of Theban citizens, whose odes interrupt the action at crucial points, makes clear that not only the ruling clan but the entire society is at stake.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026
That complicates counter-measures by the state, which could be seen as an attack on the clan as a whole.
From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026
To the book’s heartsick narrator, Louise Brown, the man who embodies those old-fashioned virtues is Claude Collier, the 27-year-old layabout scion of an aristocratic New Orleans clan.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026
The two men forged a close friendship that extended to the wider Kennedy clan.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026
‘One of my clan lost an eye the same way,’ she said.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
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