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family

[fam-uh-lee, fam-lee] / ˈfæm ə li, ˈfæm li /


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“I used to watch the World Cup with family and friends, but it really is better when you’re with a bunch of strangers who you met for the first time,” Kim said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

"Our fans and family and everyone loved it," she says.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

In the 1960s, Varsha Gupta, a 3-year-old in a wealthy—and strictly vegetarian—Calcutta family, refuses to eat until she is served fish.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

"It is with deep sadness that my family and I announce the passing of my husband, Charlie Dalin, following a long illness," his wife Perrine Le Pape said in a message to AFP on Thursday.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

I guess needing comfort food is a family trait, because all I want is my go-to food—Frosted Flakes.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold




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