ties of blood
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The American people can’t be reduced to an ethnic Folk bound by ties of blood and soil.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026
A statement made without a single reference to the ties of blood between the King and Andrew.
From BBC ● Feb. 19, 2026
The kanaka of Hawaii, the Native Hawaiians who inhabit the islands, value ’ohana, which extends beyond the familial ties of blood.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 26, 2023
She is caught between the sticky, sometimes lethal ties of blood and the impersonal, rational benevolence of the state.
From New York Times ● May 26, 2022
People were restrained neither by the ties of blood nor the love of country; they saw nothing but God.
From A Source Book of Medi?val History Documents Illustrative of European Life and Institutions from the German Invasions to the Renaissance by Frederic Austin Ogg
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