clans

Example Sentences

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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

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

Among the clans, the Bais were "absolutely number one", Bai Yingcang previously told state media.

From BBC • Nov. 4, 2025

Only 27 percent of Sahm's actions targeted gangs or clans, he said, the rest involved civilians accused of looting or collaborating with Israeli forces.

From Barron's • Oct. 25, 2025

Why should the Spirit help the clans, when some among them had been so wicked?

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver