clans
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But with the country deeply divided between rival clans, and much of it under the control of Islamist insurgent group Al-Shabaab, there has been little progress on organising elections beyond a few localised pockets.
From Barron's ● Jun. 4, 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 Ming, Bau, Wei and Liu clans have dominated the remote border town of Laukkaing in Myanmar's impoverished Shan state, since 2009.
From BBC ● Jan. 29, 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
It was a thin broth made from boiled elk hooves and a few slivers of dried deer heart, bulked up with rowanberries and the tough, tasteless tree-mushroom that the clans call auroch’s ears.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
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