patriarch
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But to Gino the revered patriarch was distant and disapproving.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
Conleth Hill joins as Clemmy Keeler, the fierce patriarch of the Keeler gangster family, who rival the Peaky Blinders' ambitions to rebuild the city.
From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2026
External link It ended with billionaire patriarch J.R.
From Barron's ● May 29, 2026
Rubén Sr., who continues to be the patriarch of the Caballero family, is teaching his youngest grandson everything he knows.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 19, 2026
A patriarch with a long white beard, black skull cap and toothless gums presided over the vats with a big forked wooden stick.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
Hell, most Old Testament patriarchs aren’t as demanding of loyalty and filial supplication as Rupert Murdoch, save for God himself.
From Salon ● Mar. 14, 2026
And by 09:00, patriarchs and cardinals will congregate in Saint Sebastian Chapel, in the basilica, wearing white damask miters.
From BBC ● Apr. 22, 2025
Is part of the problem that there are no other Black patriarchs with substantial speaking roles in any of the Bridgerton seasons thus far, so all we’re left with is him?
From Slate ● May 4, 2023
Patriarch Kirill and most other Orthodox patriarchs have refused to accept his decision authorizing the second Ukrainian church.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 1, 2023
Both Adams and Jefferson knew their roles by heart, especially in its Ciceronian version as a pair of retired patriarchs now beyond ambition and above controversy.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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