patriarch
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Conleth Hill joins as Clemmy Keeler, the fierce patriarch of the Keeler gangster family, who rival the Peaky Blinders' ambitions to rebuild the city.
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
For much of the past decade — since about the death of the theater’s patriarch — the narrative surrounding the theater was one of survival.
From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026
Connie is the only daughter of Vito Corleone, the fictional mafia patriarch and father of his eventual successor, Michael Corleone.
From Barron's • May 14, 2026
They named the firm after the submarine that rescued family patriarch and former President George H.W.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026
The first thing I saw, lying in a fold of the tarpaulin above the bow bench, was a large cockroach, perhaps the patriarch of the clan.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
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Play by the Rules: Arch
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