matriarch
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Her grandmother, the first woman his grandfather married, presided as matriarch over a farm where the wives lived together, and often helped choose the newcomers herself.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
Somehow, I found their phone number, and Julia, the matriarch, graciously agreed to my request for an interview.
From Salon ● Jul. 27, 2026
Friends of Big Bear Valley is pretty confident it’s Jackie, based on photos, videos and the fact that the beloved matriarch has been absent from its livestream cameras for days.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
And Lena reflects an archetypal American figure central to black culture and pride: the matriarch who, against considerable obstacles, holds together a family and furthers its ambitions through her personal integrity and fortitude.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026
She was the matriarch of the family, and it was impossible to picture our lives without her.
From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi
As long as this hunger continues and audiences show up for “The Faithful,” the producers have a wealth of stories to tell beyond the great matriarchs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 20, 2026
Our services are heavy on the patriarchs—and, for some, the matriarchs too.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 11, 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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