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tribal

[trahy-buhl] / ˈtraɪ bəl /
ADJECTIVE
of or characteristic of a tribe or tribes
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A mission in southern Iraq had tamped down tribal warfare and insurgency without bloodshed.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

Allans has been careful not to advocate a particular candidate or party – emphasising leadership rather than politicians, marshalling a new force, he says, outside traditional tribal voting blocs.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

Closer to Lake Powell, the Drought Severity Evaluation Tool, co-developed with the Navajo Nation, allows leaders to track localized drought indicators, precipitation patterns, and vegetation health across tribal lands.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 23, 2026

Thompson, deputy secretary for tribal affairs at the California Natural Resources Agency.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

Muskogees were probably driven out of Mexico by the Aztecs, Toltecs or some other of the northwestern tribal invasions of the ninth or preceding centuries.

From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz


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