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[kin-ship] / ˈkɪn ʃɪp /


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This place has an odd, accommodating kinship with these prehistoric monsters, a willingness to coexist rather than eliminate what would kill us.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 26, 2026

His people are ancient and few, a clan whose kinship with nature left them vulnerable to warring nobles who all but wiped them out.

From Salon Jul. 22, 2026

Hana and Yeon-su discovered BTS as they rose to global stardom, but the women felt a kinship with them as they learned of their struggles - something the group spoke and sang about candidly.

From BBC Jul. 17, 2026

More than 2.4 million children across the U.S. are raised in grandfamilies, also known as kinship families.

From MarketWatch Jun. 8, 2026

Peter had reached a level of success I could only dream about at the time, but I still felt an instant kinship with this bald-headed, brown-skinned, petite, wiry fencing elder.

From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad

Because the operations at most milk banks make it difficult for kinships to be traced, most religious scholars think that the banks "should be treated like breastfeeding," Ghaly says.

From Salon Aug. 22, 2021

The new research also revealed instances of remarkable continuity, kinships that spanned thousands of years.

From New York Times Nov. 8, 2018

Dobyns has forged deep friendships in the Native-American medicine communities over the years, says Amos, kinships she has been generous enough to share with Amos.

From The Guardian Sep. 7, 2017

But other structures bear strong kinships in these animals, too.

From Slate Oct. 18, 2013

The question was how to submit the belief to numerical tests; particular kinships had to be selected, and methods of discussion devised.

From Finger Prints by Galton, Francis, Sir




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