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family

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


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In addition to his family ballot, he got a second one for his preschool-age daughter.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

A family haulage firm has calculated the US war with Iran has increased their fuel bill by £100,000.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

Each student gets a vote; each family gets a second one if it can reach consensus.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

As families lose income to raids — whether through the direct loss of a working family member or in the form of lost business production or sales — they spend less in the local economy.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

Next to me had sat my other sister, Nollie, and Willem, the only boy in the family, there beside Father.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom




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