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


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The paper 'Experimental glycopeptide antibiotic EVG7 prevents recurrent Clostridioides difficile infection by sparing members of the Lachnospiraceae family' was published in Nature Communications.

From Science Daily • Mar. 11, 2026

Chris Paul says he is ‘excited to be back here with my family’ after his dismissal from the Clippers last week.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 3, 2026

"As a young woman, you're kind of told 'you're going to marry, you're going to have a family'," she said on Wednesday's episode.

From BBC • May 24, 2024

"It's weird how many times we hear like, 'oh, it's based on this family' that sometimes you've never even heard of and you're like, 'oh it's just like their dad and this happened'," he said.

From Reuters • Mar. 21, 2023

Amy is with truth considered ‘the flower of the family’, for at sixteen she has the air and bearing of a full-grown woman, not beautiful, but possessed of that indescribable charm called grace.

From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott




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