families
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Several families say their anonymity makes others feel nervous to talk to them about what happened, and has made the public and authorities assume the girls are more recovered than they are.
From BBC • May 22, 2026
Tens of thousands of dollars in donations have poured into a fundraiser set up for their families.
From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026
In YouGov’s 2024 Cooperative Election Study, about two-thirds of black Americans said that their state should provide “school voucher subsidies for families to send their children to private or charter schools.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
"The response should have been more joined up. It shouldn't have been left to the families to try and piece together the support they are getting or not getting."
From BBC • May 22, 2026
It’s what I want to say to the families of all the boys of the Forty-Eighth, but it’s also the apology I wish was given to me.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
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