matriarch
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Some at the memorial took solace in seeing so many like-minded devotees come out to the serene mountain setting to remember the avian matriarch.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026
A patriarch or matriarch could change his or her mind about wanting to have and manage a family office, and opportunities for promotion can be slimmer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
Kardashian matriarch and “momager” extraordinaire Kris Jenner has once again removed her iconic Hidden Hills, Calif., mansion from the market—after wavering over the sale.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026
Lyons and Stuart are the grandsons of matriarch Sara “Sally” Brown, the widow of a former Brown-Forman chairman and mother of two former CEOs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026
My grandmother still lives in the same home in the Bronx, presiding as ever as the family matriarch.
From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore
Our services are heavy on the patriarchs—and, for some, the matriarchs too.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 11, 2025
In “Nonnas,” Vince Vaughn stars as a fictionalized Scaravella, who opens a restaurant that centers the food and lives of matriarchs.
From Salon ● May 14, 2025
So yeah, that femme performance is so defining of how to hold yourself, to be erect because matriarchs are the oaks of families.
From New York Times ● Nov. 27, 2024
For nearly 70 years, she played Peggy Woolley in the long-running radio drama: one of the best-loved matriarchs in British broadcasting.
From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2024
As the two matriarchs hauled me through the door, they told Aunt Bushy not to go to school but stay behind and mind the house and the children.
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
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