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as in family
a group of persons who come from the same ancestor
her folks have farmed that land for five generations
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Noun
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Mary Bowers, who was adopted by a family in Colorado in 1982, was still waiting for answers to many inconsistencies in her adoption papers.—
Choe Sang-Hun,
New York Times,
26 Mar. 2025 -
It’s become cost-prohibitive for one person to go to a show, let alone a family of four.—
Elizabeth Stanton,
FOXNews.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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Hundreds of years in the future, a now-sightless society exists in a medieval-like culture, believing stories of the old world to be more like legends rather than history.—
Keith Langston,
People.com,
23 Mar. 2025
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Spurs play in what is arguably the league’s best stadium, are on a strong financial footing, and have hired two of the most renowned names in world soccer as managers in the past five years.—
Zak Garner-Purkis,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
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For years the tribe has opposed the line as a risk to its water supply.—
Jack Dura,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Mar. 2025
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Jeff Probst reveals some Survivor 50 things fans will and won't be voting on On the tribe swap question, fans will have two options to choose from.—
Dalton Ross,
EW.com,
19 Mar. 2025
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During 9/11, people walked down the stairs in single file and held the door open for each other.—
Rascal Kemble-Curry,
New York Daily News,
22 Mar. 2025
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In expressing their disbelief, people have been known to run away screaming or even burst into tears while Blaine maintains his deadpan, stoic facade.—
Jenelle Riley,
Variety,
22 Mar. 2025
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Fauna, which is filled with beautiful tilework and flooded with daytime light, is meant to evoke the style and casual warmth of a Catalan bourgeois house.—
Elizabeth Brownfield,
Forbes.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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Meanwhile, Affleck purchased his own $20.5 million house in Los Angeles on July 24, 2024.—
Jenzia Burgos,
StyleCaster,
26 Mar. 2025
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The Myth of the Lone Genius The third myth is the archetype of the lone genius, toiling away in solitude and isolation to deliver humanity’s next great leap forward.—
Mark Nevins,
Forbes,
24 Mar. 2025
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Not heavily reliant on an explanation or plea for humanity from the audience.—
Isha Sharma,
Rolling Stone,
23 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Sagittarius: Saxon Ratliff Saxton is the oldest of the Ratliff clan.—
Lisa Stardust,
People.com,
21 Mar. 2025
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The younger members of the Katzenellenbogen clan are certain that their forefathers’ way of life is no longer viable.—
Adam Kirsch,
The New Yorker,
21 Mar. 2025
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Given Boeing's past missteps and problems, the flying public deserves to hear what changes are being made to rehabilitate the company's tarnished reputation.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Apr. 2025
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And the mayor has paid a significant price in his public standing for failing to stand up for taxpayers and leaving that job to Martinez, who admirably did so in the face of grossly unfair attacks, with Johnson now polling at lower levels than any mayor of Chicago before him.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Apr. 2025
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“Folks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/folks. Accessed 5 Apr. 2025.
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