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tribe

[trahyb] / traɪb /


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“It makes me feel betrayed. It makes the tribe feel betrayed,” said Gary Mulcahy, government liaison for the tribe.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

The tribe expects its state funding will be gone by the end of June, and is already laying off personnel from work that tribal leaders hoped would help employ tribal members long term.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

They’d been together going on two decades when Semple lost herself, miserable in an overcast city without a tribe of her own.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

Humans’ trusting nature makes sense for social creatures who must cooperate with members of their own tribe to survive.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

Each new warrior was required to slaughter a cow, and all of the tribe came from many surrounding villages to join the feast.

From "Facing the Lion" by Joseph Lemasolai Lekuton and Herman Viola