clans
Example Sentences
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More than 40, however, are family offices that manage fortunes for wealthy clans and individuals.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026
But it didn’t go down well with many Sinaloan clans, enabling the Mayitos to make their own alliances.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 2026
This is when elders from the clans of those involved in a dispute intervene with the aim of avoiding revenge and further violence, rather than establish criminal guilt.
From BBC ● Dec. 28, 2025
The determination, released Wednesday, is not the final say but signals a possibility that several clans of the iconic cougars will be listed under the California Endangered Species Act.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 10, 2025
They chose the men who would represent their clans in the governing councils, and they held the power to recall unsatisfactory representatives.
From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
