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familial

[fuh-mil-yuhl, -mil-ee-uhl] / fəˈmɪl jəl, -ˈmɪl i əl /
ADJECTIVE
ancestral
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It's a charming palate cleanser after the familial drama of the album's final third.

From BBC • Jul. 2, 2026

Monica may spend time with David and choose whether she’d like to activate his imprinting feature, triggering a familial love that looks and feels as real as her biological son’s — at least to David.

From Salon • Jun. 28, 2026

Subtitled “The Loving, Messy Realities of Sibling Relationships,” Ms. Carr’s book operates as an extended prompt to the reader to appreciate the many manifestations of familial coevals.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Sokoloff pushed back, saying that familial support in elections isn’t a new phenomenon.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

He’d had no motive for working hard academically, and he was deeply distracted by personal and familial problems and in full-blown rebellion almost every day of his high school life.

From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz




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