tribal
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“When tribal healthcare was on the line, he was there. This experience comes from a lifetime of public service, not a checkbook.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026
It’s entirely possible — as hard as it may be to conceive in these deeply tribal, us-vs.-them times — for two competing notions to be true.
From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026
Chau broke the government "tribal reserve" exclusion limit stretching five kilometres out to sea, dodging coastguards and marine police.
From Barron's • May 18, 2026
In Opening Act, she raps: "I'm a Jaintia making moves/ I'm a tribal."
From BBC • May 15, 2026
But tribal societies without intensive food production have no employment for slaves and do not produce large enough food surpluses to be able to yield much tribute.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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