patriarch
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During that time, Wood went from scion of his family business to its patriarch, and expanded the company into a beloved convenience and gas-station giant.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
It is the character of Jonasi, the patriarch of the Gomora family, that has stirred up the most feelings.
From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026
Set on the home front in Massachusetts, this is a Civil War novel—the patriarch is a Union chaplain—and a work of gently delivered moral lessons in tune with Alcott’s Transcendentalist education.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026
External link It ended with billionaire patriarch J.R.
From Barron's ● May 29, 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
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
Pennington, for example, characterized slavery as “an institution of the dark age” while critiquing the “monarchs, patriarchs, and prophets of the South.”
From Salon ● Nov. 10, 2024
Care for the environment has been a priority for Francis, and presidents and patriarchs alike have welcomed his moral leadership on the issue.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 28, 2023
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
And as the fiftieth anniversary of Independence Day approached, requests poured into Monticello and Quincy from across the land, asking the patriarchs to share their wisdom and memories about the meaning of it all.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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