patriarch
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At the same time, a trailer-dwelling man named Clevon becomes the patriarch of multiple interconnected, large families.
From Salon ● Sep. 6, 2026
Hit HBO series "Succession" was inspired by the Murdoch family, with the ruthless and cruel patriarch Logan Roy providing a hugely unflattering portrait of the real-life billionaire.
From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026
Jeanie, the third-oldest child of former Lakers owner Jerry Buss, was hand-picked by the family patriarch to oversee his prized investment that grew from a $67.5-million purchase into a $12.5 billion world-renowned brand.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
The late patriarch Manuel “Matty” Moroun, then 84, was found in contempt in 2012 for failing to make court-ordered repairs to the Ambassador Bridge and spent a night in jail.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026
The patriarch of the Howard clan was Samuel Howard.
From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell
The leaders, or patriarchs, of Orthodox churches will wear their own style of mitres, a cape called sakkos and an ornate cloth called omophorion, in colours according to their specific traditions.
From BBC ● Apr. 25, 2025
Pennington, for example, characterized slavery as “an institution of the dark age” while critiquing the “monarchs, patriarchs, and prophets of the South.”
From Salon ● Nov. 10, 2024
Bartholomew I is regarded as the “first among equals” among patriarchs in Eastern Orthodoxy and the spiritual leader of the world’s Orthodox Christians.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 6, 2024
Is part of the problem that there are no other Black patriarchs with substantial speaking roles in any of the Bridgerton seasons thus far, so all we’re left with is him?
From Slate ● May 4, 2023
Rush had predicted that the two patriarchs would reconcile, then go to their graves at nearly the same time.”
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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