family unit

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Fanning plays the titular character Margo Millet, who forms a complex family unit with parents Shyanne and Jinx, played by Pfeiffer and Offerman.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026

"As a small family unit based in Lincolnshire, we couldn't imagine that somebody like Alan would be able to give us this platform to create the awareness," Victoria said.

From BBC • Nov. 14, 2025

When you really get to know Los Angeles, like the real Los Angeles, there’s a certain family unit that’s really beautiful.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 5, 2024

"We suggest that vocal learning in sperm whales may not be limited to vertical transmission from adults to their kin, but that horizontal social learning from outside the immediate family unit may also be occurring."

From Science Daily • May 16, 2024

Then they had stepped down to make room for the next family unit.

From "The Giver" by Lois Lowry