patriarch
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The classic tale of someone who acted after an everyday encounter comes from Joe Kennedy, patriarch of the political dynasty.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
External link It ended with billionaire patriarch J.R.
From Barron's • May 29, 2026
In the small village of Asasa, near Jenin in the West Bank, from which the family patriarch took his name, Hussein had been a highly regarded figure before his death last Friday from natural causes.
From BBC • May 10, 2026
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
The first thing I saw, lying in a fold of the tarpaulin above the bow bench, was a large cockroach, perhaps the patriarch of the clan.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
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Play by the Rules: Arch
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