familial
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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 lawsuit said the footage shows Timberlake “in an acutely vulnerable state” and includes sensitive information, including familial and medical details.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 2026
As Joanne Kaufman writes in her review, Sara Levin’s novel builds on a whimsical premise to create “a moving meditation on loneliness, longing and familial short leashes.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026
He found, for instance, that among 605 notable men who lived between 1453 and 1853, there were 102 familial relationships: one in six of all accomplished men were apparently related.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
Vocabulary lists containing familial
It's All in the Family
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100 SAT Words Beginning with "F"
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