patriarch

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Now, the U.S. intends to prosecute Raúl Castro, the frail revolutionary patriarch and former president, on criminal charges, The Wall Street Journal has reported.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 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

Anthony Puzo, who oversees his father's literary estate, said Trigiani was astonished to learn that the character of Vito, the formidable Corleone family patriarch, was inspired by his grandmother.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

In the small village of Asasa, near Jenin in the West Bank, from which the family patriarch took his name, Hussein had been a highly regarded figure before his death last Friday from natural causes.

From BBC • May 10, 2026

The three pretty girls giggled and were instantly smothered by the navy-blue eye of the chieftain, backed by a hiss from the patriarch.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck