clan
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"The prime minister is not supposed to talk about the king's heir. It is a cultural process," one royal clan member was quoted as saying by Uganda's state-owned New Vision newspaper.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
The slim book explores American mysticism and a moral framework in ruins as his clan zigzags from Kansas to South Carolina, Illinois and elsewhere.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
Before them stood 112 coffins containing bones and fragments of victims from the Abu Sharia and al-Hasayna families, two branches of the same Bedouin clan.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
Sophie’s chosen family, like maid Hazel and Footman John, are as important as the Bridgerton clan.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
“What have we got? A Viking berserker, a Rogue Legion, a Persian mystic, a Bedouin clan, and a Chinese ablutionist. I know! We can hide in a cave or something.”
From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri
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Each family picks a co-director to lead the enterprise, an arrangement that has generally maintained harmony between the clans for generations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 31, 2026
"In Corsica the clans are not linked by family ties or rituals of lifelong loyalty, but by simple opportunism," Dominici says.
From BBC ● Jan. 17, 2026
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
Israeli security officials also said he succumbed to wounds suffered during internal fighting among clans in Gaza.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 5, 2025
“You understand that Miss Nita belongs to one of the most powerful trading clans in the North?”
From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi
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