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familial

[fuh-mil-yuhl, -mil-ee-uhl] / fəˈmɪl yəl, -ˈmɪl i əl /
ADJECTIVE
ancestral
Synonyms


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The federal Fair Housing Act explicitly bans discrimination based on seven traits: race, color, national origin, religion, sex, familial status and disability.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 16, 2026

Soon that saga was eclipsed by a darker, much more serious familial crisis.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026

"This finding highlights the profound value of studying familial diseases and the merit of large-scale genomic datasets, which can reveal rare genetic variations with broader implications for population health."

From Science Daily • Mar. 7, 2026

Crucially, this is a legal issue as well as a financial and familial one.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 5, 2026

He stands a head taller than the woman, but he regards her with a familial deference.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer




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