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family

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


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She has been displaced three times since 1948, when her family fled from Jaffa.

From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026

"I have loved Princess Bha since she was very young," she said, adding that "as a former government worker, I understand how much the royal family has done for the country".

From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026

She claimed to come from oil money; her mother was a “monster” who was intent on cutting her out of the family fortune; she had a job, but never actually worked at it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

The couple spent the first night discussing how the win would change their lives and made helping family their priority.

From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026

All the countertops are made of Italian marble, her kitchen is state-of-the-art in every way, and I swear a family of forty could fit into any one of her five bathrooms.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold




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