patriarch
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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
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
For much of the past decade — since about the death of the theater’s patriarch — the narrative surrounding the theater was one of survival.
From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026
Anthony Puzo, who oversees his father's literary estate, said Trigiani was astonished to learn that the character of Vito, the formidable Corleone family patriarch, was inspired by his grandmother.
From Barron's • May 14, 2026
The truth is I’m not sure that the patriarch himself completely grasped who we were or why we’d stopped in.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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