as in blended families
the part of a family that includes only the father, mother, and children
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Hamas is the terrorist organization responsible for the Oct. 7 attack in Israel, killing about 1,200 people and sparking the war in Gaza, which has resulted in the deaths of more than 48,000 Palestinians, according to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
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There is something about hearing other people laugh or other people being moved.—
Jeff Conway,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2025
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The tribes are suing under a law — Senate Bill 549 — that went into effect Wednesday.—
Andrew Sheeler,
Sacramento Bee,
2 Jan. 2025
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The complaint notes that Californians voted in 1984 to amend the California Constitution to ban banked games, though tribes are exempted from that ban under a 2000 state constitutional amendment.—
Andrew Sheeler,
Sacramento Bee,
2 Jan. 2025
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Whether through scams, strained savings or costs of living going up, half of older Americans — that’s 27 million households — can’t afford their basic needs.—
Sherlea Dony,
Sun Sentinel,
24 Dec. 2024
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Of its about 94,000 students, 65% came from impoverished households, nearly 19% received English language supports, 14% had disabilities and nearly 3% were homeless.—
Krista Johnson,
The Courier-Journal,
24 Dec. 2024
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Similarly, cardiology is leveraging radiopharmaceuticals for imaging blood flow and assessing heart function in unprecedented ways.—
Stephen Belcher,
Forbes,
20 Feb. 2025
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Another method that has gained popularity among tech-forward self-optimizers is to use a pinprick of blood to test your lactate levels intermittently throughout a workout.—
Alex Hutchinson,
New York Times,
19 Feb. 2025
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And our definition of social media was to converse about the over-the-top shenanigans of the fictional Ewing, Channing and Carrington clans at the proverbial office watercooler.—
Marc Berman,
Forbes,
26 Dec. 2024
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In 2020, the California Fish and Game Commission made six lion clans a candidate for protection under the state Endangered Species Act, and are expected to decide whether to permanently list them next year.—
Lila Seidman,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Dec. 2024
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“Nuclear families.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nuclear%20families. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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