- plural of clan.
clans
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But with the country deeply divided between rival clans, and much of it under the control of Islamist insurgent group Al-Shabaab, there has been little progress on organising elections beyond a few localised pockets.
From Barron's ● Jun. 4, 2026
But it didn’t go down well with many Sinaloan clans, enabling the Mayitos to make their own alliances.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 2026
The Ming family was one of several clans that ran Myanmar's sleepy town of Laukkaing, close to the border with China.
From BBC ● Jan. 28, 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
The system of extended-family clans, of Hearths and Domains, though still vaguely discernible in the Commensal structure, was “nationalized” several hundred years ago in Orgoreyn.
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
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