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familial

[fuh-mil-yuhl, -mil-ee-uhl] / fəˈmɪl yəl, -ˈmɪl i əl /
ADJECTIVE
ancestral
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Hancock Whitney Financial Planning advises people to appoint a corporate executor in order to avoid familial clashes when dealing with sensitive issues like the one you are currently navigating.

From MarketWatch • May 21, 2026

Transportation systems, workplaces, familial and social relationships, and government services increasingly assume continuous digital participation.

From Slate • May 20, 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

Pfeiffer is not the first to push back against the notion that female characters of a certain age and familial status must wield whatever power they have from the background.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026

If his sacrifice could save the rest, the greater familial good would be served.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman




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