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families

[fam-uh-leez, fam-leez] / ˈfæm ə liz, ˈfæm liz /


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They’re training their anger on families who are going to extremes for an edge, from spending $10,000 for a diagnosis from a neuropsychologist to finding a gastroenterologist to support requests for unlimited bathroom breaks.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

Jones placed Infowars’ parent company, Free Speech Systems, into bankruptcy in 2022 before filing for personal bankruptcy later that year, after courts ordered him to pay damages to Sandy Hook victim families.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

The Killik & Co 'A Seed in Time' Garden, designed by Baz Grainger, offers a calm and restorative space for families while drawing on Britain's wetland heritage and the realities of climate change.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

Chow wrote in a letter to a group of families of victims of the crackdown this month: "This is an absurd trial where the plaintiff has become the defendant."

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

“But that’s the point. Even with all the suffering our families went through, we survived. We’re here to tell the story.”

From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar



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