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extended family

[ik-sten-did fam-uh-lee, fam lee] / ɪkˈstɛn dɪd ˈfæm ə li, ˈfæm li /
NOUN
parents, children, and relatives
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Few if any of them will ever before have seen money like that in their extended family.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026

Behind the scenes, the FBI saw in emails and company records, Kao orchestrated over $40,000 in donations from extended family in advance of the event.

From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026

Over the next few years, I began to form vague ideas about the other members of our extended family.

From Slate ● Sep. 11, 2026

A member of her extended family faces deportation.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026

Song Po-po told us our extended family used to occupy two whole buildings, ten rooms all together.

From "Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution" by Ji-li Jiang



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