matriarch
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Other Mommy promises to nurture Bela, but clearly she represents the worst type of matriarch imaginable: one who is frightening, controlling and dangerous.
From Salon ● Oct. 30, 2026
When their matriarch convinces the family to embark on a bucket-list road trip around the island, old family secrets surface as the 2019 protests following Hurricane Maria unfold around them.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 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
Thanks to a curse leveled by the family matriarch back in the Salem witch-trial days, any man who falls in love with any of the women in the family is doomed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
Grandma had raised four daughters and four sons, and she was a true matriarch: Her husband had died after my mom got married, and she cared for the family on her own.
From "How Dare the Sun Rise" by Sandra Uwiringiyimana
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
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
Xiyadie said he learned it by observing his mother and village matriarchs.
From New York Times ● Mar. 20, 2024
I bit and clawed every hand that grabbed me, and howled protestations against going to school; however, I was no match for the two determined matriarchs.
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
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