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family

[fam-uh-lee, fam-lee] / ˈfæm ə li, ˈfæm li /


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Fortunately for her, none of her immediate family died in the Venezuela earthquakes which are estimated to have killed at least 6,300 people.

From BBC Aug. 29, 2026

He runs Elysium, his family office on Park Avenue, and is focused on his art collection, including considering whether the Woolworth mansion, which he recently purchased, should house a museum open to the public.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 29, 2026

Imagination Library became part of the family routine for Ciara Fernandez Faber, too, after she signed up her son about eight years ago in Colorado.

From BBC Aug. 29, 2026

“Our thoughts are with the crew member’s family and loved ones during this incredibly difficult time.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 28, 2026

She refused the relative safety and comfort of house arrest with a German family and chose to go to prison instead.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly

In 2016, the Dollywood Foundation gave more than $12 million to families who were displaced by the Smokey Mountain wildfires.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 29, 2026

For both families, the journey has ended with the same unanswered question: did the women make it across the border?

From BBC Aug. 28, 2026

Sehida Abdurahmanovic, a member of the main association of mothers in Srebrenica, said knowing he died suffering was some solace to victims' families, but his conviction was more enduring.

From Barron's Aug. 28, 2026

Some families who objected to those policies helped fuel explicitly Christian scouting alternatives.

From Salon Aug. 28, 2026

Now his eyes fly to the list of names, which we’d tacked on the wall, quickly skimming through the families we’d never crossed off.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse




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