clan
Example Sentences
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She quoted the head of the country’s National Security Council as saying such characterizations are misleading, and that violence in the southern Philippines is largely driven by historical conflicts and clan feuds.
By contrast, when Franglen composed the music for the Wind Traders - a nomadic clan of salesmen, who travel by airship - he could let his imagination run wild.
From BBC
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
Israeli security officials also said he succumbed to wounds suffered during internal fighting among clans in Gaza.
Pawbert, who doesn’t fit in with his family, agrees that there’s been a big coverup that has aided his clan at the expense of the snakes.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
