family
Example Sentences
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An innovative use of tax data shows just how tough it is for New Yorkers to grow a family.
From MarketWatch
“Go hang out with friends, go on that vacation with your family, map that out first,” he said.
And if California’s gas companies get their way, families statewide will be forced to pay higher energy bills, breathe more indoor air pollution and bear greater safety risks.
From Los Angeles Times
“When he goes back home, it’s always hard to reconnect with his place and his family, all of the things that changed while he was away. That’s basically my life.”
From Los Angeles Times
He has been looking for full-time work since a recent stint in nonprofit organizing ended while living with family in a Boston suburb, with rents putting an apartment of his own out of reach.
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