clans
Example Sentences
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More than 40, however, are family offices that manage fortunes for wealthy clans and individuals.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 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
Israeli security officials also said he succumbed to wounds suffered during internal fighting among clans in Gaza.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 5, 2025
It was the kind that the clans call the smoke-frost: an icy breath that descends from the High Mountains at the start of winter, blackening berries and sending small creatures scuttling for their burrows.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
