matriarch

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She worked her way up in the celebrity and marketing world, which is where she met Jens Grede, her husband and business partner, as well as Kardashian matriarch Kris Jenner.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

The same, he said, is true of Huerta — who “remains a matriarch of our Latino community.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026

Part of that idiom is the boisterous humour that the Punjab region is known for, portrayed in part through Sajawal's mother, the imposing matriarch Sohni Ammi.

From Barron's • Feb. 21, 2026

As matriarch, you were fully invested in your new family, economically and emotionally.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 17, 2026

My grandmother Frances Noah was the family matriarch.

From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah