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clan

[klan] / klæn /


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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

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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