matriarchal
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Hainu, a vestige of the Japanese colonial era, shares some similarities with the centuries-old matriarchal tradition of haenyeo free-diving in South Korea, although Taiwan's sea women do not go underwater.
From Barron's ● Jun. 30, 2026
The stoicism of her Seri project is contrasted by the more lighthearted photos she took of people in Juchitán, highlighting the matriarchal culture there.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 12, 2025
As in “Blue Bloods,” there is family to spare, though the patriarchal thrust of the parent series here becomes matriarchal.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2025
Her performance as the quick-witted matriarchal figure won her three Primetime Emmy awards, a Bafta, a Golden Globe and four Screen Actors Guild awards.
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2024
When after seventy-five years of celibacy the fascinations of the other sex began to tell upon him, he might at least have succumbed to a less matriarchal form of femininity.
From Ghetto Comedies by Israel Zangwill
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History of India - Introductory
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History of India - Middle School and High School
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