families
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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"I am deeply grateful to the Commission for their unceasing efforts to find the Disappeared, and for their painstaking efforts to help ease these families' long suffering," said Hilary Benn.
From BBC • May 26, 2026
Beyond families’ immediate needs, insurance shortfalls are also bringing concerns for residents hoping to rebuild.
From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026
The trend is also fueled by a contradictory pairing: families’ fierce desire to protect their babies and a cascade of false information infused into their social media algorithms.
From Salon • May 7, 2026
A stock selloff could take the wind out of affluent families’ spending, as higher gas prices push lower-income families over the edge.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026
Men and women from merchant houses enter, displaying their families' wares on their clothes, in their hair, or even embedded in their skin.
From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton
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