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familial

[fuh-mil-yuhl, -mil-ee-uhl] / fəˈmɪl yəl, -ˈmɪl i əl /
ADJECTIVE
ancestral
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In a statement on Tuesday, global policing agency Interpol said a breakthrough came when the victim was identified by French police using "familial DNA searching".

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

Ideally, we take those familial lessons to the workplace.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 30, 2026

The tension between the anti-nuclear artwork and its artists’ familial ties to the production of the very technology they reject is an enticing dance of its own.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

Given his familial experience of fleeing Germany to Mexico, Mr. Frenk understood my predicament.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 8, 2026

She refers to my familial house, one of the oldest and most respected in the Empire, by its formal title.

From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir




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