patriarch
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But the patriarch of the Chicago Bears, George Halas, identified Arlington Heights, Ill., as his preferred destination for a stadium in 1975.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026
As the patriarch of TLC’s “19 Kids and Counting,” Jim Bob Duggar became synonymous with a conservative Christian lifestyle when the show aired in 2008; it garnered high ratings and ran for 10 seasons.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026
“Instead of using the fields,” McGahern writes, the aging patriarch “sometimes felt as if the fields had used him.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 2026
Piya 'Chang' Pitutecha, the current patriarch, is the elected head of the Provincial Administration Organisation, a hugely influential position as the PAO manages most government spending in Rayong.
From BBC • Feb. 24, 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
Vocabulary lists containing patriarch
Play by the Rules: Arch
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