clan
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The two men forged a close friendship that extended to the wider Kennedy clan.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026
Jack Osbourne on Wednesday announced the addition of another Ozzy Osbourne to the late rocker’s clan.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2026
Across the gold-leaf ground, horsemen of the avant-garde charge into the indigo ocean, firing arrows in pursuit of the fleeing Taira clan boats.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 7, 2026
The province has for decades been dominated by a single powerful clan, the Pitutecha family.
From BBC • Feb. 24, 2026
Corn, their staple crop, was stored in granaries and distributed equitably by clan mothers, the oldest woman from each extended family.
From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
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