clans

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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

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

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

The small, sure-footed garrons of the hill clans were faring better; the scouts said, but the clansmen dared not press too far ahead or the whole host would come apart.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin