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

Levy: I knew that the matriarch of this family was so important to the legitimacy of this.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 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

By the time she put the property on the market, the reality TV matriarch confirmed that she had moved out and into another estate she purchased in the same tony community of Hidden Hills.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 17, 2026

All members of a family trace their lineage back to a founding matriarch or patriarch.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari