- plural of tribe.
tribes
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Sports gambling regulation belongs to states and tribes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 12, 2026
The researchers said in a statement that local tribes gave them essential field support and knowledge that helped make the discoveries possible.
From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2026
Together it has brought over 100,000 acres back to tribes, California Natural Resources Secretary Wade Crowfoot said at Wednesday’s celebration.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026
They also feature Native American folklore passed down from tribes including the Comanche, Tonkawa and Lipan Apache, which all considered Enchanted Rock a sacred site.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
Within a few millennia that single ancestral Polynesian society had spawned on those diverse islands a range of diverse daughter societies, from hunter-gatherer tribes to proto-empires.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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