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familial

[fuh-mil-yuhl, -mil-ee-uhl] / fəˈmɪl yəl, -ˈmɪl i əl /
ADJECTIVE
ancestral
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The tension between the anti-nuclear artwork and its artists’ familial ties to the production of the very technology they reject is an enticing dance of its own.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

"This finding highlights the profound value of studying familial diseases and the merit of large-scale genomic datasets, which can reveal rare genetic variations with broader implications for population health."

From Science Daily • Mar. 7, 2026

Crucially, this is a legal issue as well as a financial and familial one.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 5, 2026

Still, he compared their rivalry to the type of familial infighting that is often ultimately resolved.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 2, 2026

To this day, Handel’s music is cherished with unqualified, familial warmth by all Western musicians, belonging not to one nation’s musical history but to all.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall