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as in family
a group of persons who come from the same ancestor
her folks have farmed that land for five generations
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Noun
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The family heard plates and glasses shatter — and then boots stomping up the stairs.—
Christina Goldbaum,
New York Times,
20 Apr. 2025 -
The Greenville, South Carolina, man is survived by his wife and two children, according to an attorney hired by his family.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
20 Apr. 2025
Noun
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During her years in the professional fighting world, she was lured into the ring on more than one occasion.—
Michael Collins,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2025
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The changes have so far earned a stamp of approval from MCU studio honchos, who reportedly were looking for Schreier to shake things up in the Marvel movie world.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
28 Apr. 2025
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Two complaints were filed by conservative legal advocacy groups on behalf of small businesses, and the third by members of the Blackfeet Nation tribe in Montana.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
18 Apr. 2025
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The last person standing from each team would win individual immunity, and the last person standing overall would win peanut butter and jelly sandwiches for the tribe, and more importantly, the second slot at tribal council.—
Emily DeLetter,
USA Today,
18 Apr. 2025
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The crowd, estimated by Italian police at 200,000, included many young people, some of whom had planned to visit Rome before the death of Francis on April 21.—
John Bacon,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2025
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Around 20 minutes into the episode, the show cut away from Jackson to a group of people hiking through the woods around Seattle.—
Megan McCluskey,
Time,
28 Apr. 2025
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Siba said the security forces inspected the document, searched the house for weapons and, finding none, told the family to remain inside.—
Christina Goldbaum,
New York Times,
20 Apr. 2025
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The home was featured on Zillow Gone Wild, a Facebook page that highlights unique house listings all over the country, and people were … well … impressed?—
TJ Macias,
Miami Herald,
19 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Brooker takes advantage of the comic brilliance that comes from Rae, Jones, and Ross, and puts them in mental dilemmas that test their connections to their own humanity.—
Malik Peay,
Essence,
17 Apr. 2025
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Silo is another award-winning show, but about humanity living in an underground Silo after the events of a war leaving Earth's surface uninhabitable.—
Alexander Cox,
Space.com,
17 Apr. 2025
Noun
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As boss Richie Stevenson looks to pin blame, patriarch Conrad Harrigan gathers his clan with a plan.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Apr. 2025
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The Conners rose from its ashes, controversially killing off Barr's Roseanne Conner via an opioid overdose in order to focus on the extended Conner clan, including John Goodman's Dan, Sara Gilbert's Darlene, and Laurie Metcalf's Jackie.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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The result was a big surprise to much of the boxing public.—
Josh Katzowitz,
Forbes.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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Cutting away advisory panels hurts everyone and leaves the U.S. government uninformed when making critical decisions that affect millions of lives, alongside a public left in the dark about what advice agencies do receive.—
Dan Vergano,
Scientific American,
23 Apr. 2025
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“Folks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/folks. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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