families
Americannoun
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By the 1990s, with his investments in more elegant buildings downtown, he was playing golf with Trump, and their families hung out together.
From Slate ● Jul. 22, 2026
A Foreign Office spokesperson acknowledged the "bereaved families have endured a long and painful wait for answers" and said the latest update was "undoubtedly a source of further grief and frustration".
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
The population also followed patrilocal residence, in which women typically moved to live with or near the families of their male partners.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 21, 2026
The corporate campaign has angered wildfire survivors, including some of the thousands of families in Altadena who lost their homes in last year’s Eaton fire.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
The flat we now shared with four other families made our spartan apartment in Kazimierz seem like a palace.
From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman
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