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familial

[fuh-mil-yuhl, -mil-ee-uhl] / fəˈmɪl yəl, -ˈmɪl i əl /
ADJECTIVE
ancestral
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Mr. Ferrer establishes his familial credentials, naming himself as “the one person” his mother told everything to, “the one who saw what she was really like behind closed doors.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

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 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

Then again, I haven’t really told her yet, so I’m pretty much to blame for my own lack of familial support.

From "Ask the Passengers" by A.S. King




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