families
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Marital trusts are key for blended families, so each spouse ensures that their respective children are taken care of if one of them dies.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 2026
But even families living in cheaper areas worried about the rising cost of living after years of rising home prices and inflation on everyday goods.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
Mayor Karen Bass decried the application as “a slap in the face” to the families of Boyle Heights.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
Bush's fraudulent activity was laid out to the court, detailing how he gave 46 families the wrong ashes and 11 were given nothing at all.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
It was at the home of one of those families that a fourteen-year-old Olka was caught reading a book while dusting.
From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman
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