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family

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


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When he bought his first home in Zug 25 years ago, it was a typical small town and affordable for a young family, Zimmermann said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

Jerusalem's District Court recently issued a temporary injunction preventing the Basha family from being evicted while it considers their legal request for an appeal.

From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026

Robinson shifted 90% of Detail’s workload from Claude and Google’s Gemini to custom models and GLM, a family of models developed in China.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

Police asked Miten not to tell anyone, not even his family, for weeks.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

“And how is your family, dear? Your father, your brother, and, oh, that ever-so-animated aunt of yours? Are they all well?”

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold




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