clans

Example Sentences

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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

Among the clans, the Bais were "number one", Bai Suocheng's son previously told state media after he was detained.

From BBC • Feb. 1, 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

Our leaders at Kakuma told the UN that we should be divided into groups according to our clans and the counties we were from in Sudan.

From "Lost Boy, Lost Girl" by John Bul Dau