as in nuclear families
a family that includes children from a previous marriage of the wife, husband, or both parents
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Cats have a one-in-seven chance of harboring the disease, a likelihood that increases to one-in-four for pig and rhesus macaque nuclear families.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
3 Sep. 2025
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The tribes and environmental groups contend the permit approvals failed to adequately consider the risks of potential oil spills.—
Caitlin Looby,
jsonline.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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The Klamath tribes, for instance, have passed down a story about the creation of Oregon’s Crater Lake, formed about 7,700 years ago, after Mount Mazama erupted and collapsed into itself.—
Dan Piepenbring,
Harpers Magazine,
19 Sep. 2025
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Democratic candidates all held a lead over their Republican rivals in the latest poll of three Virginia statewide races as early voting began on Friday.—
Andrew Stanton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Sep. 2025
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In 2026, the midterm elections in Colorado will impact the makeup of the congressional delegation and the future of the state, with the governor’s office and state legislative races among those on the ballot.—
Elliott Wenzler,
Denver Post,
19 Sep. 2025
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My guess is that the folks at Sony thought that most people generally don't tap into those dramatically high DPIs.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
18 Sep. 2025
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Here’s a quick heads up for folks who enjoy the The New York Times’ word search game, Strands.—
Kris Holt,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Blended families.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blended%20families. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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