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family

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


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The company, which was founded in 1883, is majority owned and managed by the Goodwin family, while it has shares listed on the London Stock Exchange.

From BBC Aug. 7, 2026

Decide which legal tasks you are able to manage, and communicate those limits to your family and trust-and-estate lawyer.

From MarketWatch Aug. 7, 2026

Remittances flowed into remote villages where the most reliable way to reinvest the windfall was to send another family member across the Sahara.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 7, 2026

His family announced his death Friday in an Instagram post that said he died at home but didn’t specify a cause.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 7, 2026

And she started with the truth: “My birth father was Native. I have family beyond the parents who failed me. You have family beyond me and the ways I failed you.”

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

Many of those are unaccompanied minors who will eventually be returned to Morocco after Spanish officials locate their families, while some sub-Saharan Africans will be put up in a nearby migrant camp.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 7, 2026

Last year, he welcomed Toutou to the presidential palace as part of a ceremony honouring families of the "martyrs".

From Barron's Aug. 7, 2026

She said the swap event helped families from having to "fork out" on uniforms.

From BBC Aug. 7, 2026

“I’m a mini driver, pun intended. I need to celebrate the car that saved us, because we’ve got families and people who love us, and I am so grateful to be alive,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 7, 2026

Through her, the spirits converted dozens of families in the surrounding area.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock




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